dry weather

Update news dry weather

Ca Mau faces severe shortage of irrigation water

Many crop growing areas in Ca Mau Province’s freshwater zones are facing a severe shortage of water because of a prolonged dry spell.

Heatwave destroys dozens of hectares of forest

Prolonged dry weather has caused forest fires in many areas of Dat Do and Long Dien districts, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in recent days, vietnamplus.vn reported.

Drought heightens risk of forest fires in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prolonged dry weather has significantly increased forest fire risk in the southeast region, authorised agencies report.

Mass fish deaths reported again in north central area

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tonnes of cage-raised fish along the Buoi River in the north central province of Thanh Hoa have continued to die, according to local officials.

Dry weather affects rice output in the north, saltwater intrusion threatens rice fields in Mekong Delta

 Dry weather and crop diseases could affect the rice output and quality in the northern provinces, warned an agricultural official at a conference held in Hanoi on March 2.