| A farmer takes out rice died by saline intrusion in Hon Dat District, southern Kien Giang Province. Farmers and households have been left without fresh water in many areas in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year because of severe saline intrusion. — Photo tuoitre.vn |
HCM CITY (VNS) — Farmers and households have been left without fresh water in many areas in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year because of severe saline intrusion.
The annual saline intrusion usually occurs from February to May during the dry season. This year, it has extended through July, said Le Phuoc Dai, head of the Hau Giang Province’s Irrigation Sub-department. Continue reading Mekong Delta suffers severe saline intrusion


English teacher Jon Dillingham (R) speaks with a student in a free English class at La Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap District. Photo: Minh Hung 



