Drought forces Vietnam’s Mekong Delta residents to leave home, family for work

May 6, 2016 by tuoitrenews Leave a Comment

tuoitrenews – The devastating effects of this year’s severe drought and salinization have forced many residents from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta to leave their hometown and earn their living elsewhere.

According to Tran Sang, an official in Soc Trang Province, previously, the situation was only evident in poorer households.

“Now, the climatic condition has been so serious this year that many citizens have lost thousands of square meters of crops, forcing them to abandon their homes to find work in other provinces,” Sang said.

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