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Binh Thuan declares emergency situations due to drought

10:52:4, 15/05/2020

Saline intrusion in the No. 1 rice bowl in Vietnam: Decreases at the beginning of the week, increases at the weekend
10:48:27, 15/05/2020
Meteorological agency forecasts, from 11-20 / 5, the probability of the Mekong Delta region with scattered thunderstorms, saline intrusion decreases but is still high.
Iran: A strong earthquake near Tehran, at least 1 person was killed
10:44:50, 15/05/2020
Tasnim news agency quoted an Iranian state Emergency spokesman as saying that a 60-year-old man was killed in the earthquake.
Indonesia: An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 rocked the Banda Sea
10:39:55, 07/05/2020
According to USGS, the earthquake struck at 22:50 local time with a epicenter at a depth of 107km on the Banda Sea between Indonesia's Maluku Islands and Timor Leste.
Strong earthquake in western Iran, no casualties available
10:35:57, 07/05/2020
The quake struck near the city of Firouzabad with a epicenter at a depth of 7km and now four rescue groups have been dispatched to the scene.
Mekong Delta: Saline intrusion in May remained high
10:33:17, 07/05/2020
Based on the forecast of the flow to the Mekong River Delta (Vietnam's No. 1 rice bowl) and the tidal forecast in May 2020, saline intrusion, though slightly downward, remains high.
A strong earthquake rocked eastern Japan
15:35:0, 05/05/2020
The earthquake struck at 07:07 (local time), with a depth of about 50km and located northeast of Chiba province. Japanese authorities do not issue tsunami warning.
The Czech Republic faces the worst drought in 500 years
10:51:41, 04/05/2020
According to a map released by the Czech’s Ministry of Environment, only 0.1% of Czech territory has a normal water level in the soil in mid-April, while a severe drought has been recorded on 75.4% of the country.
Waves and high tide brought down Tran Le street in Binh Thuan
10:47:32, 04/05/2020
The landslide area is nearly 500m long and more than 20m deep inland. Many empty blocks of people who used to live here were also swept away by waves, leaving only bare nails. Over the past 2 days, high waves and high tide have brought down the only coastal road in Tien Thanh commune, Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province. At the risk of hundreds of isolated households, local authorities are urgently opening another sandy road for vehicles to travel. Due to strong winds combined with many large waves continuously hitting the shore, Tran Le street - gravel road leading to Cau Tau residential area, belonging to Tien Duc and Tien Binh hamlets, Tien Thanh commune, Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province collapsed and drifted with water.
Unusual hail in Ho Chi Minh City due to prolonged dry season
11:7:44, 29/04/2020
In the evening of April 25, hail appeared in the northern area of Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding areas. The size of hail grain is about 0.5cm, the rain lasts for a few minutes. Although hail has not caused damage, but it also makes people worried. According to Le Thi Xuan Lan - Former Deputy Head of Forecasting Department of Southern Meteorology and Hydrology Station, hail in Ho Chi Minh City did not happen for the first time. In some years of prolonged dry season, this phenomenon happened. Hail occurred in the plain is quite unusual, the size of hail grain ever recorded is about 0.5-1cm.
Saline intrusion continues until early May 2020
17:5:54, 27/04/2020
According to the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, from now until May 1, 2020, the flow on rivers in the Mekong Delta region is still low, salinity will continue to penetrate and last until early May 2020.