Vietnam struggles to find solutions to prevent landslides
Resources have been applied to prevent landslides in the Mekong Delta, but the problem has proven to be difficult to solve. In recent years, the riverbank erosion and coastal landslides have been taking away 500 hectares of land in the Mekong Delta every year, according to a report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Landslides have occurred at 265 spots with the total length of up to 450 kilometers in the delta. The riverbank erosion mostly occurs in rainy season, but more landslide cases have occurred in dry season in recent years. These include those that occurred in An Giang province on April 22.
