Mekong Delta faces more serious saline intrusion in 2019-2020 dry season

  • Photo: Winter rice crop in the Mekong Delta is affected by drought and salt intrusion. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
    Photo: Winter rice crop in the Mekong Delta is affected by drought and salt intrusion. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
  • Photo: Many acreages for cultivation in the Ninh Thuan province now are used for breeding only due to droughts. VNA Photo: Công Thử
    Photo: Many acreages for cultivation in the Ninh Thuan province now are used for breeding only due to droughts. VNA Photo: Công Thử
  • Photo: The Bau Ngu reservoir in the Ninh Thuan province runs dry. VNA Photo: Công Thử
    Photo: The Bau Ngu reservoir in the Ninh Thuan province runs dry. VNA Photo: Công Thử
  • Photo: The drainage system in the Ninh Thuan province runs dry. VNA Photo: Công Thử
    Photo: The drainage system in the Ninh Thuan province runs dry. VNA Photo: Công Thử
  • Photo: Fresh water canals in the southernmost Ca Mau province run dry. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
    Photo: Fresh water canals in the southernmost Ca Mau province run dry. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
  • Photo: Rice-shrimp farming in the southernmost Ca Mau province faces losses. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
    Photo: Rice-shrimp farming in the southernmost Ca Mau province faces losses. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
  • Photo: Crops in Tran Van Thoi district, southernmost Ca Mau province, face the water shortage. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
    Photo: Crops in Tran Van Thoi district, southernmost Ca Mau province, face the water shortage. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
  • Photo: Winter rice crop in the Mekong Delta is affected by drought and salt intrusion. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
    Photo: Winter rice crop in the Mekong Delta is affected by drought and salt intrusion. VNA Photo: Thế Anh
The Mekong Delta may experience sooner and even more serious droughts and saltwater intrusion in the 2019–2020 dry season, compared to the situation in 2016 when historic saline intrusion was recorded, according to the Directorate of Water Resources. In this dry season, saltwater intrusion in the region, the largest agricultural production centre of Vietnam, appeared 20–30 days sooner than the 2015–2016 one, and 2.5–3.5 months sooner than the average. Saltwater may enter 40–50km deep into the mainland, about 3–5 km deeper than in the same period of 2016. Saltwater intrusion will influence almost 1.87 million ha of land, 50,000ha larger than the affected one in 2016 in the delta. VNA Photo

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