Scorching summer brings severe droughts to Ninh Thuan

  • Photo: A herd of goats is searching for foods on the chapped Phuoc Trung reservoir, Bac Ai district. VNA Photo
    Photo: A herd of goats is searching for foods on the chapped Phuoc Trung reservoir, Bac Ai district. VNA Photo
  • Photo: The Song Bieu reservoir in Thuan Nam district runs dry. VNA Photo
    Photo: The Song Bieu reservoir in Thuan Nam district runs dry. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Many lands of forests in Thuan Nam district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
    Photo: Many lands of forests in Thuan Nam district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Many lands of forests in Ninh Son district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
    Photo: Many lands of forests in Ninh Son district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Many lands of forests in Ninh Son district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
    Photo: Many lands of forests in Ninh Son district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Dead fishes in the dried-up Lu river in Thuan Nam district. VNA Photo
    Photo: Dead fishes in the dried-up Lu river in Thuan Nam district. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Dead fishes in the dried-up Lu river in Thuan Nam district. VNA Photo
    Photo: Dead fishes in the dried-up Lu river in Thuan Nam district. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Many lands of forests in Thuan Nam district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
    Photo: Many lands of forests in Thuan Nam district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Many lands of forests in Thuan Nam district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
    Photo: Many lands of forests in Thuan Nam district are damaged by droughts. VNA Photo
  • Photo: The Ong Kinh reservoir in Ninh Hai district runs dry. VNA Photo
    Photo: The Ong Kinh reservoir in Ninh Hai district runs dry. VNA Photo
  • Photo: A overall view of the level 4 drought-affected area of Thuan Nam district. VNA Photo
    Photo: A overall view of the level 4 drought-affected area of Thuan Nam district. VNA Photo

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Scorching summer brings severe droughts to Ninh Thuan
05/25/2020 09:59 | TTXVN |
The south-central province of Ninh Thuan is facing a scorching summer causing bad droughts. This hottest province of Vietnam has had no rain for several recent months, only heat waves and droughts spreadingly ravage. As of May 24, 2020, the total water volume in the province’s 21 reservoirs is only 23.78 million cu.m, accounting for more than 12% of the designed capacity of 194.49 cu.m; of which 17 reservoirs are exhausted, some even are chapped. Ninh Thuan province has to leave fallow an area of over 15,300 ha, including more than 10,800 ha of summer-autumn rice crop, and some 4,500 ha of other crops. Ninh Thuan has declared the level 3 drought emergency for the whole province and the level 4 emergency for Thuan Nam and Thuan Bac districts. VNA Photo

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