Sand mining in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sinks homes, livelihoods

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 22, 2023
Vietnam's "rice bowl" delta region, where the Mekong empties into the South China Sea, is predicted to run out of sand in just over a decade. But losses to the riverbed are already devastating lives and harming the local economy. With less sand, river flows become lighter and faster and hit the banks at greater speed,...

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Published on November 22, 2023 -  01:53
Sand mining in Vietnam's Mekong sinks homes, livelihoods
Shoreline erosion in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, caused by sand mining and hydropower dams threatens hundreds of thousands of people. The "rice bowl" delta region, where the Mekong empties into the South China Sea, is predicted to run out of sand in just over a decade, but losses to the riverbed are already devastating lives and harming the local economy.

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