HCM City urged to inspect thousands of treesVietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Green Trees and Parks Association has urged the HCM City Transport Department to allocate more funds to examine 5,500 trees in the city after two people were killed by falling trees in the last three weeks. HCM City’s Green Tree Co Ltd workers rushed to the scene to clear the road. More than 5,500 trees, 12m tall or more (of the total of 90,000 trees in the city), are old and stunted. Nguyen Trinh Kiem, office manager for the Viet Nam Green Trees and Parks Association, said many of these trees were close to residential areas. Lawyer Ha Hai of the HCM City Bar Association said that the city and State government, which are responsible for all trees in public places, should prune the trees in a timely fashion.

Source: VietNamNet News September 16, 2016 04:30 UTC