river erosion

Update news river erosion

Mekong blighted by river erosion

The Mekong Delta, home to some 18 million inhabitants, is plagued by severe riverbank erosion, which has been blamed on climate change and human factors.

Dong Thap extends state of emergency, erosion continues

The southern province of Dong Thap on Wednesday extended its state of emergency as the erosion worsened, with a section of the riverbank covering some 600m affected so far.

No strong deterrents for illegal sand mining

 VietNamNet Bridge – Increased awareness of the negative impacts of sand mining has sparked public outrage of late, but it has proceeded apace.