Tuesday February 11, 2025
Saigon News —
The 2025 dry season is expected to arrive earlier than in previous years. In response, authorities, relevant agencies, and local communities in the Mekong Delta are swiftly putting essential measures into action to mitigate potential damage.
As forecasted by meteorological experts, the 2025 dry season, drought, and salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta came earlier.
In early February 2025, the Irrigation Department of Soc Trang Province reported that the salinity levels on the Hau River in the Dai Ngai area, located approximately 30 kilometers from the river mouth, reached 7.8‰, which is 4.5‰ higher than the corresponding period last year. Additionally, in Song Phung Commune, also within Long Phu District and about 41 kilometers from the river mouth, salinity was recorded at 4.3‰, an increase of 3.3‰ compared to the same timeframe last year.
It is forecast that by February 12, the natural disasters resulting from salinity intrusion in the Hau River and My Thanh River are likely to reach level I.