Excessive groundwater exploitation is one of the main causes of land subsidence in the Mekong Delta region, the local media reported, citing sources at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

The Mekong Delta loses 300 hectares of land each year because of river and coastline erosion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The Mekong Delta needs sustainable measures and sufficient financial resources to mitigate serious erosion along rivers and coastal areas, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan, has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of resorts and villas, illegally built on mountains with designs that do not observe the laws of nature, are potential threats to residents in Nha Trang City.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam and the Mekong Delta in particular, landslides along rivers and coastal areas are becoming more serious and more frequent.

As many as 300 people from 60 households living in disaster- and climate change-affected areas in the Cuu Long Delta are benefiting from an organic vegetable model which is part of a two-year capacity-building project.

 A landslide in the Philippines has killed at least 21 people and left dozens missing, with some texting for help from under the rubble, say police.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said on Wednesday that there was high risk of landslide in northern provinces including Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Hoa Binh.

Landslides in the Mekong Delta have occurred in over 560 riverside and coastal areas with a total length of 786 kilometers. 

The Prime Minister has issued Directive 19/CT-TTg on preventive measures against flash floods and landslides, which have happened frequently recently in the northern and north central regions.  

Coastal and riverbank landslides are now a hot topic in the Mekong Delta. In May and June, a series of landslide cases occurred in the delta’s provinces, from Ca Mau, Hau Giang and Can Tho to An Giang, Dong Thap and Vinh Long.

Landslides are occurring in many localities in Mekong River Delta, though the rainy season has just begun. Ten serious landslide cases have occurred in Ca Mau, Hau Giang and Can Tho in the last two weeks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Landslides on Monday occurred along the O Mon River in Can Tho City’s O Mon District, causing five houses to fall into the river.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A cold wave from the north is affecting the northern and central provinces from Friday, said the National Hydro-Meteorology Forecast Centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to use their resources more efficiently to better cope with natural disasters, 

One of the most obvious impacts of climate change on coastal Quang Binh province in the central region is erosion, which has caused landslides and destruction of embankments, threatening people’s property and livelihoods.  

VietNamNet Bridge - There are 562 landslide spots in Mekong Delta with total length of over 786 kilometers, according to the General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tears kept rolling down her face as Dinh Thi Lan, a resident of Hoa Binh Province, stood amongst her neighbours, fixated on the huge pile of mud that was once her home. 

Some 15ha of agriculture land and farm produce of 50 households in Nam N’Dir Commune, Krong No District, Dak Nong Province, was lost in a landslide in Krong No River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two people died and seven others were injured during a landslide in the northern province of Yen Bai’s Tram Tau District late Sunday.