Mekong Delta region awaits floodsVietNamNet Bridge - The Mekong Delta, the rice, seafood and fruit granary of the country, is facing landslides and sinking, as it no longer receives enough silt because of limited floodwaters. The Mekong Delta, the rice, seafood and fruit granary of the country, is facing landslides and sinking, as it no longer receives enough silt because of limited floodwaters. “If floods no longer come, we will have to live with increasingly serious saline intrusion. Rains concentrate in the Mekong Delta and the water goes directly to the sea. Second, typhoons do not target the central region, but head for the north.“Laos’ lower area and Vietnam’s central region play an important role in bringing floods to the Mekong Delta, but there is no water,” he said.VNE

Source: VietNamNet News September 02, 2016 03:11 UTC