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Toxic mines put Southeast Asia's rivers, people at risk, study says

Toxic mines put Southeast Asia's rivers, people at risk, study says

World 14:32 24/11/2025

THA TON, Thailand - For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the Kok River, which flows down from neighbouring Myanmar before joining with the Mekong River that cuts through Southeast Asia.

Mekong River flow into Vietnam’s Mekong Delta expected to rise 10–30% in July: forecaster

Mekong River flow into Vietnam’s Mekong Delta expected to rise 10–30% in July: forecaster

Vietnam News 11:30 04/07/2025

Water flow from the Mekong River into Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is forecast to rise steadily in July, reaching levels 10–30 percent higher than the long-term average, the An Giang Provincial Hydro-Meteorological Station said on Friday.

Water level of Vietnam's Mekong River forecast to reach four-year high

Water level of Vietnam's Mekong River forecast to reach four-year high

Vietnam News 18:47 06/10/2022

The water level of the Mekong River is expected to rise to its highest in four years due to the combined effect of floods and high tide

​Depleting fish stocks imperil local livelihood in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

​Depleting fish stocks imperil local livelihood in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Vietnam News 19:04 30/05/2018

Scenes of Vietnam’s crucial river and its tributaries abounding in fish are now a thing of the past as upstream hydropower dams have increasingly emerged