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Great amount of coal ash remains unhandled at Vietnam’s major thermal power complex

Saturday, June 30, 2018, 23:08 GMT+7

A man stands by a plot of water-logged land in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

A man stands by a plot of water-logged land in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

The field storing bottom ash is seen at the Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Station in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Towering stacks of the Vinh Tan Thermal Power Plant Complex are seen in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

The field storing bottom ash is seen at the Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Station in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

The field storing bottom ash is seen at the Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Station in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

A truck carries ash from the Vinh Tan Thermal Power Plant Complex in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

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