Newly-discovered cave damaged by quarryingA cave with a huge number of stalactites in Thanh Hoa Province is being destroyed by quarrying activities as local authorities fail to act. The cave contains a huge number of stalactitesAccording to complaints from the locals, the cave was discovered not long ago after a quarry explosion in Ha Tan Commune, Ha Trung District. The cave is located in the quarry of Thanh Dong Company who was granted quarrying licence in May 2016 by Thanh Hoa People's Committee. Both the people's committees of Ha Tan Commune and Ha Trung District said they were unaware of the cave. According to Chau, the newly-discovered cave in the quarry of Thanh Dong Company is 25 metres long, 20 metres wide and about 10 metres high.

Source: VietNamNet News May 22, 2018 04:07 UTC