Sally Furniss
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15/Nov/2010
Chinese dams prevent flood in Vietnam?s southwestern region?
VietNamNet Bridge ? ?Vietnam?s Mekong Delta or the southwestern region needs floods and develops thanks to floods,? the acting director of the Southern Institute for Irrigation Planning Nguyen Ngoc Anh told VietNamNet in a recent interview about the abnormal flood season in the Mekong Delta this year.
This year the early flood in May was very low and the flood peak came late. The flood season 2010 is abnormal compared to other years. Compared to 2002, the flood peak in the upstream of the Mekong Delta was 2m lower than that of 2000. The total amount of water is equivalent to 60-70 percent of the average in previous years. The Mekong Delta has suffered great losses due to the late and small flood.
More http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/spe...t-flood-in-vietnam-s-southwestern-region-.html
The Mekong Delta is divided into three flood regions:
The hollow-flooded region includes Can Tho, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Tien Giang and a part of Vinh Long and Long An provinces. This region needs a dike system to protect the densely populated areas, which have good infrastructure facilities, and orchards.
The mean-flooded region consists of Dong Thap, An Giang and a part of Long An and Kien Giang provinces. This region needs to control flood from August to December.
The deeply-flooded region comprises Long An, Dong Thap and An Giang (the areas along the Vietnam-Cambodia border). This region doesn?t need to prevent flood strictly.
Ngoc Anh said that the Mekong Delta residents are aware of the advantage of living together with flood and benefit from floods.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/spe...-flood-in-vietnam-s-southwestern-region-.html
Chinese dams prevent flood in Vietnam?s southwestern region?
VietNamNet Bridge ? ?Vietnam?s Mekong Delta or the southwestern region needs floods and develops thanks to floods,? the acting director of the Southern Institute for Irrigation Planning Nguyen Ngoc Anh told VietNamNet in a recent interview about the abnormal flood season in the Mekong Delta this year.
This year the early flood in May was very low and the flood peak came late. The flood season 2010 is abnormal compared to other years. Compared to 2002, the flood peak in the upstream of the Mekong Delta was 2m lower than that of 2000. The total amount of water is equivalent to 60-70 percent of the average in previous years. The Mekong Delta has suffered great losses due to the late and small flood.
More http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/spe...t-flood-in-vietnam-s-southwestern-region-.html
The Mekong Delta is divided into three flood regions:
The hollow-flooded region includes Can Tho, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Tien Giang and a part of Vinh Long and Long An provinces. This region needs a dike system to protect the densely populated areas, which have good infrastructure facilities, and orchards.
The mean-flooded region consists of Dong Thap, An Giang and a part of Long An and Kien Giang provinces. This region needs to control flood from August to December.
The deeply-flooded region comprises Long An, Dong Thap and An Giang (the areas along the Vietnam-Cambodia border). This region doesn?t need to prevent flood strictly.
Ngoc Anh said that the Mekong Delta residents are aware of the advantage of living together with flood and benefit from floods.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/spe...-flood-in-vietnam-s-southwestern-region-.html