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Mekong flowing at highest in years but drought feared later


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Men wade into the floodwaters to catch moina, a crustacean species that is normally used to feed fingerlings, in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap in November, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Nam

 

After four straight years of low flows the Mekong River recorded record water levels in the first four months of 2022.

 

According to Mekong River Commission (MRC), from November 2021 to April 2022 the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) was wetter than normal years with rainfall 25 percent above average basin-wide.

 

At Thailand's Chiang Saen, the second uppermost monitoring station in the LMB, the level rose from 1.84 meters on Mar. 2 to 3.25 meters on May 11.

 

Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/mekong-river-wettest-in-years-but-drought-should-be-expected-later-4464849.html

 

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