Enduring battle to save beaches from erosion 18:30 | 06/05/2021 Sea erosions have long become an obsession to people in many localities in the central region Stunning beaches with white smooth sand banks are distinct tourism advantages of localities in the central region. Sea-based tourism has brought significant income sources to central localities, luring in huge capital volumes from local and foreign businesses. Sea erosion and landslides, therefore, are posing a real threat to this regionâs sustainable tourism development. Cua Dai Beach in Quang Nam provinceâs Hoi An city, once touted as Vietnamâs most stunning beach, has been lost to the sea years ago. Nguyen Binh, a resident living in Cam An ward of Hoi An, noted that landslides had affected the beach for more than a decade. Not only that, the area suffering from erosion has been expanding.