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Another large National Highway chunk collapses into local river

Another large National Highway chunk collapses into local river

A 40 m long section of Highway 91, an arterial road in the Mekong Delta, has collapsed into the river in An Giang Province.
Hoi An to build $46 mln anti-erosion embankment

Hoi An to build $46 mln anti-erosion embankment

Hoi An in central Vietnam will build an embankment worth VND1.07 trillion ($46.2 million) over the next four years to prevent erosion.
December 04, 2019 | 08:23 am GMT+7
Saigon, Mekong Delta areas have sunk nearly a meter

Saigon, Mekong Delta areas have sunk nearly a meter

Parts of Saigon and the Mekong Delta have sunk by up to 81.4 cm over the last decade, partly due to groundwater extraction.
November 26, 2019 | 08:00 am GMT+7
PM outlines $129 mln plan to fight Mekong Delta land erosion

PM outlines $129 mln plan to fight Mekong Delta land erosion

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc says the government will allocate VND3 trillion ($129 million) for the fight against land erosion in the Mekong Delta, an acute problem, in 2019-2020.
September 29, 2019 | 08:40 pm GMT+7
Mekong Delta province asks gov't for $41 mln to combat erosion

Mekong Delta province asks gov't for $41 mln to combat erosion

The southernmost Ca Mau Province is seeking VND947 billion ($41 million) from the government for emergency works to prevent erosion, which is increasingly threatening lives.
September 24, 2019 | 04:44 pm GMT+7
Province requests $30 mln to build anti-erosion embankments

Province requests $30 mln to build anti-erosion embankments

Ca Mau Province is seeking VND700 billion ($30.1 million) from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to build embankments to check erosion.
August 24, 2019 | 10:00 am GMT+7
National highway continues to collapse into river in Mekong Delta

National highway continues to collapse into river in Mekong Delta

A 30 m section of National Highway 91 in the Mekong Delta fell into a river Tuesday, three weeks after a bigger collapse.
August 21, 2019 | 01:18 pm GMT+7
Mekong Delta province issues emergency warning over coastal erosion

Mekong Delta province issues emergency warning over coastal erosion

Severe erosion of a sea section prompted authorities in Ca Mau Province to issue an emergency warning on Tuesday.
August 07, 2019 | 06:26 pm GMT+7
National highway section in Mekong Delta collapses into river

National highway section in Mekong Delta collapses into river

A 100 m section of National Highway 91 in the Mekong Delta, which had developed a crack, broke away and fell into a river Thursday.
August 01, 2019 | 01:36 pm GMT+7
Two killed, three injured in northern Vietnam landslides

Two killed, three injured in northern Vietnam landslides

At least two people have died and three severely injured as landslide-struck houses collapsed in Ha Giang Province on Sunday and Monday.
July 30, 2019 | 01:29 pm GMT+7
National highway section may collapse into Mekong Delta river: officials

National highway section may collapse into Mekong Delta river: officials

A National Highway 91 section is in danger of collapsing into the Hau River, An Giang officials warned Monday.
July 30, 2019 | 08:12 am GMT+7
Riverbank breach in Mekong Delta sinks five houses

Riverbank breach in Mekong Delta sinks five houses

Five houses were drowned after the Nha Man River in the southern province of Dong Thap breached its bank on Monday.
July 15, 2019 | 01:26 pm GMT+7
Climate crisis stares Mekong Delta closer in the face

Climate crisis stares Mekong Delta closer in the face

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta faces many climate change problems, but these have exacerbated at a much faster pace than predicted.
June 18, 2019 | 08:29 pm GMT+7
World famous Hoi An beach disappearing

World famous Hoi An beach disappearing

In an environmental disaster, one of Vietnam's most beautiful beaches has lost nearly 5 of its 7 km to erosion.
May 25, 2019 | 08:08 am GMT+7
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