FIRE-EARTH Alert: VTNM

CJ Members

FIRE-EARTH Alert: State of Emergency Continues in Vietnam amid Drought and Deluge

• More than 2 million people in Vietnam are experiencing acute water shortages and 18 of 63 provinces have been in a state of emergency since May.

• Meanwhile, several rounds of flooding since last month have destroyed or severely damaged at least 200,000 homes, destroying roads and other public infrastructure across 15 provinces, authorities said.

• Floodwaters have destroyed up to 20,000 hectares of crops, killing about 60,000 cattle and poultry.

• Details of the Alert are available from FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.