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Ba Ria – Vung Tau reservoirs face dead water levels
Due to the prolonged dry season, water levels at many reservoirs in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau are at or lower than dead water levels.
Hot weather parches central province, residents suffer from lack of water
People in the central province of Quang Nam are suffering from a severe water shortage due to extreme and prolonged hot weather and drought.
Lack of water threatens localities in Vietnam
More than 60 percent of water to Vietnam comes from other countries. Scientists have warned that 45 percent of land area in the southern region will suffer serious saline intrusion in the future.
Where water is as expensive as gold
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 400 households in the large seaside city of Nha Trang have been using water from a cemetery for their daily life for the past 30 years.
Severe drought in the Central Highlands
The Central Highlands in general, Dak Lak province in particular, is facing the toughest drought in years. Ponds and lakes are dried to the bottom; fields are chapped; thousands of hectares of crops are being withered by thirst.
Central Highlands faces fierce drought
Fields are cracked, flowers wither, coffee gardens are burned, people have to skim sips of water from the Ba River to use… This is the current situation of people in the Central Highlands in this year's drought.
