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Need to speed up resettlement progress for residents of the old Quang Trung apartment complex

Quang An DNUM_AHZAJZCACF 09:27

Every rainy season, residents living in the old Quang Trung apartment buildings in Thanh Vinh Ward, Nghe An Province are in constant fear as a series of items have deteriorated and could collapse at any time. Once the pride of the old Vinh city, after nearly half a century, this apartment complex has now become a hot spot for housing insecurity.

Danger lurks

Khu chung cư Quang Trung cũ, trên địa bàn phường Thành Vinh là điểm ách yếu mỗi mùa mưa bão. Ảnh: Quang An
The old Quang Trung apartment complex in Thanh Vinh ward is a hot spot for housing insecurity during the rainy and stormy season. Photo: Quang An

Quang Trung Apartment Complex was built in 1976, this place used to be the pride of the people of Vinh city (old), associated with the memory of a memorable historical period. However, after nearly half a century of use, the complex has seriously degraded. From a pride, Quang Trung Apartment Complex has now become a constant worry, especially during the rainy and stormy season.

Theo UBND phường Thành Vinh cho biết, hiện còn 6 tòa chung cư Quang Trung cũ vẫn còn người dân sinh sống, chưa thể di dời bao gồm C2, C3, C4, C4, C6 và D2 với tổng số khoảng 440 căn hộ với hơn 1.000 cư dân tiếp tục bám trụ. Ảnh: Quang An
To date, this apartment building has seriously degraded. Photo: Quang An

According to research, Quang Trung apartment building currently has 6 old buildings with residents, including C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 and D2, with a total of about 440 apartments and more than 1,000 people. Most of the residents here are retired officials, workers, civil servants, and low- and middle-income working families who cannot afford to buy new houses when land and apartment prices on the market are getting higher and higher. In that context, they still cling to the buildings that are already severely damaged, accepting to live with insecurity.

According to records at buildings in area C, many pillars are weak, walls are cracked, rainwater seeps in and is patchy, many pieces of plaster have fallen down, the drainage system is broken causing the air to be humid and strong, stairs are peeling, shaking strongly, the electrical system is intricately connected, high risk of electrical short circuit...

Các trụ nhà tại chung cư đã hư hỏng, bong tróc. Ảnh: Q.A
The pillars in the apartment building are damaged and peeling. Photo: QA

Mr. Duong Xuan Cuong, a resident of building C4, said: “Every time there is a heavy rain or wind, pieces of plaster fall down from the hallway. That worry is always in my mind, I can’t sleep at night, just afraid that at some point the whole ceiling will collapse. Every time we hear weather forecasts of low pressure or storms in the East Sea, many households here are nervous and restless all night.”

Ms. Le Thi Thanh Yen, one of the first residents who has lived in this building since it was put into use, is now over 70 years old. She said: “My house is on the 3rd floor, the walls are cracked, the tile floor is warped in places, the ceiling is cracked. When I was young, I could endure it, but now that I am old, I just hope to have a new safe place to live.”wholeBut the resettlement project has not been completed yet, we do not know where to go, so we have to live temporarily like this...

Ông Dương Xuân Cường, cư dân tại tòa C4 Quang Trung chia sẻ: Hầu như tháng nào cũng có hiện tượng vữa trên trần nhà rơi xuống, bong tróc từng mảng lớn, rất nguy hiểm, những ngày mưa gió, bà con không dám ngủ, luôn sống trong lo lăng. Ảnh: Quang An
Mr. Duong Xuan Cuong, a resident of building C4 Quang Trung, shared: Almost every month, there is a phenomenon of plaster falling from the ceiling. Photo: Quang An

Faced with imminent danger, many residents had to think of temporary ways to reinforce themselves to stay alive. Ms. Vo Thi Hai shared: “The ceiling was peeling, so I had to hire workers to add a corrugated iron roof underneath to cover it, limiting movement. Some pillars were peeling, cracked, and about to collapse, so we had to reinforce them with large iron bars. On the stairs, the railings were shaking, so we used steel wires to secure them, and inserted bricks and stones at the base of the pillars to support the weak parts. Some households also plastered the cracks in the walls with cement, sealed the holes to prevent rain from leaking... Those things were only temporary fixes, but there was no other way, because if we moved, we would have no place to live, and if we stayed, we would be in constant fear every day.”

According to Thanh Vinh ward statistics, due to fear of danger, about 30% of households in the old Quang Trung apartment building have moved or rented out their apartments, used them as warehouses, and have not lived there. The rest are mostly people who do not have enough financial means to leave.

Mới đây nhất, vào ngày 19/8, một mảng lan can tại tòa C4 Quang Trung bất ngờ bị gãy đổ, nếu rơi xuống có thể ảnh hưởng đến tính mạng của người dân phía dưới. Lực lượng chức năng phường Thành Vinh
Most recently, on August 19, a railing at the C4 Quang Trung building suddenly broke and, if it fell, could affect the lives of people below. Photo: QA

Most recently, a large section of railing in building C4 suddenly collapsed. Fortunately, the authorities promptly brought it down to safety, otherwise the consequences could have been unpredictable because there are often many people passing by below. When storm No. 5 made landfall on August 25, Thanh Vinh ward had to evacuate thousands of residents living in Quang Trung apartment building and other collective housing areas to safety because the buildings were at risk of collapsing at any time. Up to now, people have returned to their daily lives, but the insecurity still lingers, especially when the rainy and stormy season has not ended.

Speed ​​up resettlement construction progress

Faced with serious degradation, the People's Committee of Nghe An province approved the Project to renovate and rebuild area C, Quang Trung apartment building, invested by Hanoi Housing Investment and Development Joint Stock Company No. 30, which was granted an investment certificate in 2011.

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Thanh Vinh ward leaders inspect Quang Trung apartment building. Photo: Quang An

The project has 2 buildings CT3A and CT3B, each building has 22 floors, a total of 544 apartments, enough to resettle all residents from areas C2, C3, C4, C5, C6. According to the design, building CT3A will be for households from C5 and C6, and CT3B will be for households from C2, C3, C4.

Despite high expectations, after many extensions of the construction schedule, the project has not yet been completed. By the end of August 2025, it was recorded that the CT3A building had only completed about 50% of the floors, while the CT3B building, where hundreds of households were waiting, had only completed the foundation.

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Thanh Vinh ward leaders mobilized residents of Quang Trung apartment building to evacuate before the recent storm No. 5. Photo: QA

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Nguyen Sy Dieu - Chairman of Thanh Vinh Ward People's Committee said: "After the incident of broken railings on August 19 and the recent storm No. 5, the ward has directed to review and immediately reinforce areas at risk of collapse, and at the same time, advised people on preventive measures during the rainy and stormy season. We have also sent a report to the Provincial People's Committee requesting the investor to speed up the project progress. This is not only a matter of housing, but also the safety of thousands of people. If this situation continues, the risk of a major incident is very clear."

In addition, Thanh Vinh ward also proposed that the Department of Construction and investors regularly inspect and repair damaged areas, and support residents when necessary to avoid unfortunate consequences.

Được biết, hiện đã có dự án xây dựng khu tái định cư cho các hộ dân ở các khu C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 với 2 tòa nhà CT3A và CT3B, nằm trên địa bàn phường Thành Vinh. Ảnh: Quang An
The resettlement building for the households has not been completed after many extensions, and people still have to live with danger during this year's storm season. Photo: QA

While waiting for the resettlement project to be completed, residents are looking forward to practical attention to maintain minimum safety, especially during this year's storm season.

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