Vietnam’s Mekong Delta faces new saline intrusion wave
Salt water may intrude into the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay Rivers by 90-120 kilometers each
Authorities, donors join hands to ease water stress in southern Vietnam
The region has been hit by prolonged droughts and saline intrusion
Vietnamese official proposes diverting water from Saigon, Dong Nai Rivers to Mekong Delta to address saline intrusion
The proposition is believed to be feasible
Saline intrusion hits Vietnam’s Ben Tre, Bac Lieu Provinces
The Ham Luong River in Ben Tre Province saw over 50km of inland saline intrusion
As wet season homes in on southern Vietnam, baking heat forecast to linger
Rain will most likely occur in parts of southern Vietnam on the 12th, 16th and 17th of April
Vietnam agriculture ministry puts sluice gate into temporary operation in Mekong Delta
The sluice gate has been basically competed after 15 months of construction
Mekong Delta provinces get $170,000 for saline intrusion control
The ongoing drought in the Mekong Delta is regarded as one of the century’s worst droughts
Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam donates 40,000 liters of bottled water to drought-struck Mekong Delta province
The donation was part of a program urging people to take the initiative in preventing and coping with natural calamities
How Vietnam is battling one of the century’s worst droughts
All forces are joining hands to cope with the calamities
Mekong dams, sand mining linked to saline intrusion in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: expert
Salt intrusion has been occurring earlier and reaching further inland over the last few years