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With sea entering its rivers Mekong Delta struggles for freshwater

With sea entering its rivers Mekong Delta struggles for freshwater

One evening in March Le Thu was packing luggage for her two grandchildren: They were leaving for their paternal grandparents’ to stay for a while.
India to aid water management projects in Mekong Delta

India to aid water management projects in Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse

Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse

Mekong Delta's reservoir of abundance runs dry

Mekong Delta's reservoir of abundance runs dry

Arguably Vietnam's most fertile region, feted for long as the nation’s granary, the Mekong Delta is now a ghost of its former self.
April 30, 2020 | 12:30 am PT
Mekong Delta's city hit by saltwater intrusion in rivers

Mekong Delta's city hit by saltwater intrusion in rivers

Can Tho is the latest to fall to the relentless flow of seawater into Mekong Delta rivers.
February 13, 2020 | 07:35 pm PT
Saltwater intrusion an existential threat for Mekong Delta residents

Saltwater intrusion an existential threat for Mekong Delta residents

Saltwater intrusion has steadily worsened over the last few decades, threatening Mekong Delta crops and severely disrupting the daily lives of its residents.
February 8, 2020 | 06:51 am PT
Mekong Delta's biggest reservoir contaminated by saltwater intrusion

Mekong Delta's biggest reservoir contaminated by saltwater intrusion

Seawater has intruded into the Mekong Delta's largest reservoir, Kenh Lap in Ben Tre Province.
February 4, 2020 | 10:58 pm PT
Giant fresh water bags offer reprieve in Mekong Delta salinity battle

Giant fresh water bags offer reprieve in Mekong Delta salinity battle

Facing increasing saltwater intrusion, Mekong Delta farmers test-run storage bags capable of holding 30 cubic meters of freshwater.
December 18, 2019 | 05:32 am PT
Early saltwater intrusion threatens yet another Mekong Delta crisis

Early saltwater intrusion threatens yet another Mekong Delta crisis

With saltwater intruding deep and earlier than expected, people living in the Mekong Delta face a crippling freshwater shortage.
December 16, 2019 | 06:03 am PT
Vietnamese farmers indignant as Mekong Delta prays for flood waters to arrive

Vietnamese farmers indignant as Mekong Delta prays for flood waters to arrive

Chinese hydropower dams on the Mekong River are taking a heavy toll on people living downstream. 
August 15, 2016 | 02:53 am PT
New Zealand to give Mekong province $50,000 to battle historic drought

New Zealand to give Mekong province $50,000 to battle historic drought

The New Zealand Embassy announced today it will donate $50,000 to communities affected by drought and saltwater intrusion in Ben Tre province.
April 29, 2016 | 01:51 am PT
HCMC threatened by water shortages

HCMC threatened by water shortages

Saltwater encroaching into rivers surrounding Ho Chi Minh City is likely to lead to a lack of clean water, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says.
March 15, 2016 | 04:20 am PT
 
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