Vietnam wakes up to disaster possibilities after China discharges water in river
The National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting has reported unusual flooding in the Red River in northern Vietnam since 11 October following heavy inflows from China, where massive volumes of water have allegedly been discharged from dams.
Though there has been no human casualty, the flooding has inundated vast areas of farmlands and sunk or washed away many fishing boats.
It has to come to light that Chinese authorities only informed Vietnam about abnormal flows in the river instead of giving prior notice about the discharge.
