The Mekong Delta region is working hard to protect millions of hectares of crops from drought and saltwater intrusion. Tran Ba Hoang, director of the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, said at a seminar in Can Tho City on September 14 that the total rainfall in the delta this year is forecast to be around 1,350 mm, which is 13% lower than normal. The Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Station said the flow in the dry season from the Mekong’s upstream areas would be 20 - 25% lower than normal.

In Hau Giang Province, more than 18,500 ha of fruit orchards are likely to be affected by saltwater intrusion up rivers. According to the province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, almost all locals have made preparations to store water for both household use and irrigation, and dug canals to lead water from rivers into their farms after learning from the shortages of 2016 and 2020.

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