Groundbreaking report predicts Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will lose all its sand by 2035 unless solutions are found – quickly
Lê Đình Tuyển is a full-time journalist at Thanh Nien, a Vietnamese newspaper based in Ho Chi Minh City. His news report focuses on the current affairs in the Mekong Delta.
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Mekong Delta pays a high price from sand mining
The need for sand to build roads and infrastructure in Vietnam charges ahead with few restraints as land and houses are lost.
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In the Mekong Delta, sand mining means lost homes and fortunes
Known as the rice basket of the country, the delta now sees houses tumbling into rivers and livelihoods lost.