Mekong delta provinces

The restrictions, banning people from leaving home between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next day, will be in effect until the province completes its social distancing period, which has been set to last from July 19 until August 1. This makes Bac Lieu, which spreads 2,570 square kilometers to house 900,000 people, the first locality in the Mekong Delta region to impose night-time restrictions as a measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19. A similar move announced by HCMC Sunday night also takes effect Monday, banning people from going out between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. the next day. The southern metropolis is the current epicenter of the pandemic in the country with more than 62,000 cases. Bac Lieu chairman Pham Van Thieu said the latest restriction was necessitated by the fact that many people were not following social distancing regulations. All southern localities, including 13 in the Mekong Delta, had imposed social distancing measures in accordance with the government’s Directive 16 … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta province follows HCMC, imposes night-time restrictions

Vinh Long will ban people from going out between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next day, and Tien Giang between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. the next day, starting from Tuesday. Ben Tre will impose the ban between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next day from Wednesday, local media reported. People are only allowed to go out during these time frames for emergency or performing public duties. In Dong Thap's capital Cao Lanh Town, all convenience stores and supermarkets, of which some normally open through the night, must close at 6 p.m. from Monday. In An Giang's capital Long Xuyen Town, all people have been banned from going out from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. Bac Lieu Province in the delta had decided to prohibit all people from leaving their home between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. from Monday after the move was first adopted by Ho Chi Minh City. The restrictions in the localities will last until Aug. 1 or until further notice. All southern localities, including 13 in the Mekong Delta, had already … [Read more...] about More Mekong Delta provinces apply night-time restrictions

According to the new plan, the expressway will run from Can Tho through Kien Giang Province instead of Soc Trang Province before reaching Ca Mau, the southernmost province in Vietnam. "This option shortens the distance the most, has low construction costs and will have the route mainly pass through agricultural land, which facilitates site clearance," Tran Van Thi, director of My Thuan Project Management Board, assigned by the Ministry of Transport to prepare the plan, said Wednesday. Work is expected to start next year for the project to run nearly 125 kilometers (77.6 miles) with 112 bridges and 13 intersections. With a total investment of nearly VND50 trillion ($2.17 billion), it will start near the borders of Vinh Long Province and Can Tho City, and end in Ho Thi Ky Commune of Ca Mau’s Thoi Binh District. In connecting the delta’s economic center Can Tho with Ca Mau, the expressway would pass through the provinces of Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, and Bac Lieu, boosting … [Read more...] about Inter-Mekong Delta expressway to be shortened

According to the National Center for Hydrometeorology Forecasting, tides are affecting the upstream flood water levels in the Mekong River. Currently, the water level at Tan Chau station in Tien River reaches 1.67 meters, the water level at Chau Doc station in Hau River remains 1.72 meters. It is expected that the flood level at Tan Chau station in Tien River could be at 1.85 meters and the water level at Chau Doc station in Hau River will raise 1.9 meters in the next three days. This year’s flood season in the Mekong Delta and rivers of the Southern region will appear from now to November. The Southern Institute for Water Resource Planning suggested the Mekong Delta provinces monitoring unusual weather fluctuations affecting summer-autumn rice harvest, the autumn-winter rice crop, cultivation of fruit trees and vegetables, the safety of dyke systems and residential areas in the Southern region. The Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta able to reach levels 1-2 flood peak in 2021

One person each in Ca Mau and Vinh Long provinces died in strong winds and heavy rains in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta in recent days as they flattened houses and trees and destroyed crops. A tree on Nguyen Van Cu Road in Can Tho City’s Ninh Kieu District fell over in heavy rains and strong winds on Sunday (July 25). – VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Liem Luu Nhuan, head of the Vinh Long Province Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue, said the roofs of 75 houses were flattened or blown off on Sunday, and one person in Tam Binh District’s My Thanh Trung Commune dies as a result. The total loss of property is estimated at VND1.5 billion (US$65,000) in Tam Binh, Vung Liem and Tra On districts and Binh Minh Town. In Vung Liem District, many fruit trees and rice fields were damaged. In Can Tho, the delta’s major city, 45 houses were damaged by the winds on Sunday while 21 large trees along roads were knocked over in Ninh Kieu District, … [Read more...] about Strong winds, rains kill 2 in Mekong Delta, destroy houses, trees

A tree on Nguyen Van Cu road in Can Tho city’s Ninh Kieu district fell in heavy rains and strong winds on July 25. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Two people in Ca Mau and Vinh Long provinces died in strong winds and heavy rains in the Mekong Delta in recent days as they flattened houses and trees and destroyed crops. Luu Nhuan, head of Vinh Long province’s Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue, said the roofs of 75 houses were flattened or blown off on July 25, and one man in Tam Binh district’s My Thanh Trung commune died as a result. The total loss of property is estimated at 1.5 billion VND (65,000 USD) in Tam Binh, Vung Liem and Tra On districts and Binh Minh township. In Vung Liem district, many fruit trees and rice fields were damaged. In Can Tho, the delta’s major city, 45 houses were damaged by the winds on July 25 while 21 large trees along roads were knocked over in Ninh Kieu district, according to the city’s … [Read more...] about Strong winds, rains kill two in Mekong Delta, destroy houses, trees