Vietnam’s central coast, in particular the provinces from Thua Thien-Hue south to Quang Ngai, is enduring the worst drought in several decades.
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s central coast, in particular the provinces from Thua Thien-Hue south to Quang Ngai, is enduring the worst drought in several decades.
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In many places, fresh water is so short that farmers cannot plant the summer-autumn crop. Many people don’t have sufficient water for daily life and their cattle. Salt water is encroaching deeply into the mainland.
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Ponds, lakes and canals have dried up to the bottom.
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Farmers in Dai Loc District, Quang Ngai Province, must carry water from wells to irrigate their fields.
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The Thu Bon River is dry where it passes under the Cau Lau bridge in Quang Nam province.
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At Da Nang’s Dong Nghe Lake, water is at record low level. Cars can now run on the lake bed.
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Quang Nam has built a barrage to prevent salt water from flowing into the Thu Bon river basin at high tide.
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Source: VNE
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