Mau Than street in Can Tho city in the Mekong Delta is flooded during high tides (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Local authorities in the Mekong Delta are taking serious measures to prevent flooding caused by high tides during the annual flood season in the area. The delta’s provinces, and especially Can Tho city, have been severely affected by high tides over the past few days. Many roads in the inner city have been flooded with record-high tides of 2.21m measured at the Hau River station, which surpassed the alarm level three by 0.31m. The peak tide is forecast to reach 2.2 to 2.25m (higher than alarm level three by 0.3-0.35m) soon. The official alarm level for natural disasters caused by high tides could reach the third level. Flooding has also occurred in Vinh Long and Soc Trang provinces. National Highway 1A (Can Tho - Vinh Long, Hau Giang - Soc Trang sections) was seriously flooded, affecting the lives of tens of thousands of local people. Within a few days, … [Read more...] about Solutions needed to ease Mekong Delta flooding
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‘Breakthrough solutions’ needed to mitigate Mekong Delta flooding
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Local authorities in the Mekong Delta are taking serious measures to prevent flooding caused by high tides during the annual flood season in the area. The delta’s provinces, and especially Cần Thơ City, have been severely affected by high tides over the past few days. Many roads in the inner city have been flooded with record-high tides of 2.21m measured at the Hậu River station, which surpassed the alarm level three by 0.31m. The peak tide is forecast to reach 2.2 to 2.25m (higher than alarm level three by 0.3-0.35m) soon. The official alarm level for natural disasters caused by high tides could reach the third level. Flooding has also occurred in Vĩnh Long and Sóc Trăng provinces. National Highway 1A (Cần Thơ - Vĩnh Long, Hậu Giang - Sóc Trăng sections) was seriously flooded, affecting the lives of tens of thousands of local people. Within a few days, floods caused … [Read more...] about ‘Breakthrough solutions’ needed to mitigate Mekong Delta flooding
Cases of HFM escalating in Mekong delta
HFM, a contagious viral infection common in infants and young children, in the Mekong delta develops as per a certain period. Normally, the disease breaks out in early September and lasts to December. September and October have highest cases of infections. Deputy Director of the Department of Health in Can Tho City of the Mekong delta Dr. Nguyen Trung Nghia said that by middle of October, Can Tho had 720 HFM infection cases. Districts of Cai Rang, Binh Thuy, Thot Not, Vinh Thanh have the most infection cases; most of them are kids under five. In Can Tho Children Hospital, over 1,300 kids had hospitalized by middle of October. For instance, the hospital’s Infectious Ward received over 200 kid inpatients meanwhile the hospital has 70 beds; subsequently, the hospital converted lobby and canteen into treatment room. Worse, two –four kids stayed in one bed. Likewise, 77 cases of HFM were reported in September in Vinh Long Province but it escalated to 302 cases in middle of … [Read more...] about Cases of HFM escalating in Mekong delta
Mekong Delta land at risk from drought, saltwater intrusion
VietNamNet Bridge - The drought and saltwater intrusion in 2016, and the historic high tides this year, are indicators of things to come in the Mekong Delta, reported the Saigon Economics Times. Mekong Delta is at risk from saltwater intrusion The burning story in all local newspapers these days is the high tides that are flooding gardens and roads. When the flood at the headwaters of An Giang and Dong Thap provinces reached its peak, the high tide in the lower course caused severe damage to local people. Since 2000-2011, the flood storage capacity of the Long Xuyen Quadrangle has decreased from 9.2 billion cubic meters to 4.5 billion cubic meters, or about 4.7 billion cubic meters because of the 1,100 square kilometers of closed dykes closed in this area. At Khuong Islet in Ninh Kieu district, water broke embankments and flooded many residential quarters in Can Tho City. The water also spilled over many sections on Highway No 1 in lower provinces. RELATED NEWS … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta land at risk from drought, saltwater intrusion
Mekong Delta gets a high travel recommendation
By Bao Ngoc  October 18, 2018 | 02:49 pm GMT+7 The UK's Business Insider names the Mekong Delta in Vietnam as a “one-of-a-kind” destination for year-end travel. The site’s editors selected 13 best destinations for year-end travel, based on flight cost trends, climate information and international cultural calendars. Among three Asian destinations in the list is the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. A boat tour in the mangrove forest in An Giang Province, Mekong Delta. The site recommended several must-try travel experiences in ther region, including guided boat tours on the labyrinthine Mekong river and its many distributaries. It also said visitors should not miss out on the unique floating markets in the Mekong Delta, the most notable of them being the Cai Rang Market in Can Tho City. A floating market in Can Tho. Photo by VnExpress The Sam Mountain in Chau Doc District, An Giang Province, is also endorsed as one of the spectacles … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta gets a high travel recommendation