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Vietnam's Mekong Delta residents trembling after river swallows houses

Vietnam's Mekong Delta residents trembling after river swallows houses

Erosion is ever-increasingly 'deforming' Vietnam's rice basket.
Erosion sinks its teeth into Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Erosion sinks its teeth into Vietnam's Mekong Delta

The devastating mudslide last week may be a sign of things to come.
April 26, 2017 | 04:00 am PT
Second province in southern Vietnam declares emergency over erosion

Second province in southern Vietnam declares emergency over erosion

Hundreds of homes in the Mekong Delta are on the verge of collapse as the region continues to see its river banks eroded. 
April 29, 2017 | 11:01 pm PT
New hydropower plants spell disaster for Vietnam's Mekong Delta

New hydropower plants spell disaster for Vietnam's Mekong Delta

The future of over 20 million Mekong residents is at stake. 
May 21, 2017 | 04:00 am PT
Fearing further erosion, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta residents fight sand exploitation

Fearing further erosion, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta residents fight sand exploitation

Locals are in uproar after An Giang announced sand dredging plans to save one commune from sliding into the river at the expense of another.
May 27, 2017 | 11:20 pm PT
Fear of erosion spreads to Saigon after riverbank road cracks

Fear of erosion spreads to Saigon after riverbank road cracks

Some locals have evacuated the area for fear their houses will be washed into the river.
May 31, 2017 | 08:13 pm PT
River erosion pulls down 5 houses in Ho Chi Minh City; more families at risk

River erosion pulls down 5 houses in Ho Chi Minh City; more families at risk

The disaster sent 27 running for their lives in the middle of the night.
June 26, 2017 | 11:41 pm PT
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta may be wiped out in 100 years

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta may be wiped out in 100 years

Officials have warned of a bleak future for the country's rice basket.
September 26, 2017 | 03:12 am PT
How climate change, hydropower dams are killing the Mekong Delta

How climate change, hydropower dams are killing the Mekong Delta

Vietnam is trying to hold back climate change effects before they could take away the entire Mekong Delta.
September 30, 2017 | 03:06 am PT
Vietnamese man sentenced to 3 years in jail for threatening to murder officials

Vietnamese man sentenced to 3 years in jail for threatening to murder officials

The man's sand dredging firm had been shut down while others had been allowed to continue operating illegally.
January 16, 2018 | 02:17 am PT
Sinkhole swallows man, motorbikes in northern Vietnam

Sinkhole swallows man, motorbikes in northern Vietnam

'We’ve never seen anything like this.'
April 6, 2018 | 09:07 pm PT
One year on since houses swallowed by erosion in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

One year on since houses swallowed by erosion in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Residents are still trying to recover from their loss.
April 23, 2018 | 08:59 pm PT
Erosion attacks popular Vietnamese beach

Erosion attacks popular Vietnamese beach

Sunbathing and swimming are sinking with the rest of Ham Tien Beach.
May 14, 2018 | 11:06 pm PT
Erosion swallows five houses in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Erosion swallows five houses in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

This riverside area in Can Tho City has been eroded thrice in the past month.
May 21, 2018 | 02:20 am PT
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