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Update news erosion-prone areas
VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap needs VND657 billion (US$28.8 million) for a resettlement housing project to relocate thousands of households in erosion-prone areas.
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.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will move 2,514 households residing in erosion-prone areas to safer places before 2020, said Director of the Municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Pham Van Quynh.
VietNamNet Bridge – The annual flooding in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta could reach its peak this weekend with rivers in its upstream areas rising by 8-10cm daily,