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Mekong Deltans queue overnight for water amid drought

Mekong Deltans queue overnight for water amid drought

Thousands of people in Go Cong Dong District of Tien Giang Province, living in drought and saltwater intrusion areas, queue up all night to carry free freshwater home for daily use.
Climate shocks boost city migration appeal in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Climate shocks boost city migration appeal in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams.
March 15, 2024 | 01:00 am PT
Severe subsidence and erosion afflict Vietnam's southernmost province

Severe subsidence and erosion afflict Vietnam's southernmost province

Tran Van Thoi District of the Mekong Delta's Ca Mau Province has suffered around 340 cases of subsidence and soil erosion along river and canal routes in the past two months.
March 1, 2024 | 03:41 pm PT
Province chairman arrested for allowing illegal sand mining

Province chairman arrested for allowing illegal sand mining

The chairman of An Giang Province has been arrested for a major sand-mining scandal that occurred on his watch and faces the charge of "abuse of power in performance of official duties."
December 25, 2023 | 05:10 pm PT
Gov't approves more anti-erosion funds for Mekong Delta

Gov't approves more anti-erosion funds for Mekong Delta

An additional VND4 trillion (US$163.85 million) will be given to localities in the Mekong Delta to help them deal with river and coastal erosion.
October 9, 2023 | 12:31 am PT
Current exploitation rate to deplete Mekong Delta sand within 10 years: study

Current exploitation rate to deplete Mekong Delta sand within 10 years: study

The Mekong Delta's rivers could run out of sand before 2035 at the current extraction rate of 35-55 million cubic meters a year, a new study has found.
October 2, 2023 | 10:37 pm PT
Mekong Delta braces for severe drought, river salinity

Mekong Delta braces for severe drought, river salinity

The Mekong Delta region is scrambling to protect millions of hectares of crops from drought and saltwater intrusion that could be as severe as in 2016 and 2020.
October 2, 2023 | 04:35 pm PT
Lower seasonal floods threaten Mekong Delta

Lower seasonal floods threaten Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta is at risk of suffering early salt intrusion and a shortage of sediment and fish as recent seasonal floods have brought water levels one meter lower than average.
September 9, 2023 | 08:28 pm PT
Mekong Delta erosion: Is authorities' lack of determination to blame?

Mekong Delta erosion: Is authorities' lack of determination to blame?

A boat carrying undercover officers from the Ben Tre Province environment police chugged along quietly along the river in Long Thoi Commune late one night in June.
September 7, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Erosion puts Mekong Delta future in doubt

Erosion puts Mekong Delta future in doubt

Tran Quang Vinh spent 15 years building his rice processing business in An Giang Province. Then one day in May this year riverine erosion came and took almost everything away.
September 6, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Vietnam's Mekong Delta, world's youngest river basin, might be first one gone

Vietnam's Mekong Delta, world's youngest river basin, might be first one gone

Nguyen Van Thom is proud to say that he is sensitive to all the changes in the Mekong, and is sad to say that the river "has lost its rhythm" for the last 20 years.
September 4, 2023 | 03:00 pm PT
Illegal sand mining crackdown cuts construction material supply

Illegal sand mining crackdown cuts construction material supply

An investigation into the illegal mining of Mekong Delta sand has resulted in scarcity that has pushed up its price and hindered major construction projects.
September 3, 2023 | 05:00 am PT
Mekong Delta province inspects sand mining with security cameras

Mekong Delta province inspects sand mining with security cameras

An Giang Province authorities have requested sand miners install security cameras on their dredging rigs for inspection in wake of recent violations.
August 31, 2023 | 06:00 pm PT
Mekong Delta province coastline devastated by erosion

Mekong Delta province coastline devastated by erosion

Erosion has destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmland and protective forest along the coast of Ben Tre Province, putting thousands of families in jeopardy.
August 28, 2023 | 03:23 pm PT
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