VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City is rated as one of the 10 cities worldwide that are most severely affected from climate change, and in Vietnam, it is only the Mekong Delta in terms of suffering from climate change.

In recent years, the gradually-reducing rainfall has caused a water shortage in Mekong Delta. The dry season is longer, enhancing alkalinity in soil and causing difficulty in aquaculture or farming. Disasters from climate change have been revealed.

According to forecasts of the Southern Region Hydro-meteorological Station, in the early days of 2014, the Saigon River downstream area will suffer from flooding, which will be in excess of the alarm level 3.

 On December 5, the flood tide reached 6.8 m, the highest in the last 61 years. HCM City was immersed in flood water. Many people rowed boats to cat fish in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The latest forecast of the authorities says that the flood-tide in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5 will reach 1.68m, the same with the historical peak last month. Thus, the city will be inundated.