China to release water from dam to alleviate SE Asia drought

[Abacin]

It will benefit Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, Lu added.
China to release water from dam to alleviate SE Asia drought| Reuters
One dam for 5 countries. China is planning for dams in these rivers flowing into SE Asia countries. Alliance of SE countries against China? Forget about it.

 

[Daniel808]

China to release water from dam to alleviate SE Asia drought
Life | Tue Mar 15, 2016 11:22am GMT
Related: ENVIRONMENT, WATER

A father with his children walk over the cracked soil of a 1.5 hectare dried up fishery at the Novaleta town in Cavite province, south of Manila May 26, 2015.

REUTERS/ROMEO RANOCO


China will release water from a dam in its southwestern province of Yunnan to help alleviate a drought in parts of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

The water will be released until April 10 from the Jinghong dam, ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a daily news briefing.

It will benefit Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, Lu added.

China "hopes it can be of help in alleviating the drought downstream", he said.

According to Vietnamese media, some 140,000 ha of rice in the Mekong Delta has been damaged by the drought with around 600,000 people facing drinking water shortages.

While China and Vietnam are involved in an increasingly bitter territorial dispute in the South China Sea, the two Communist-lead countries have traditionally had close ties.

Beijing and Hanoi have also been trying to repair ties severely harmed in 2014 when Beijing parked an oil rig in waters off the Vietnamese coast, leading to anti-China riots.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)

China to release water from dam to alleviate SE Asia drought| Reuters

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Jinghong Dam Hydropower Station, Mekong River, Yunnan, China.

 

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China to release water from dam to alleviate SE Asia drought
Life | Tue Mar 15, 2016 11:22am GMT
Related: ENVIRONMENT, WATER
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A father with his children walk over the cracked soil of a 1.5 hectare dried up fishery at the Novaleta town in Cavite province, south of Manila May 26, 2015.

REUTERS/ROMEO RANOCO


China will release water from a dam in its southwestern province of Yunnan to help alleviate a drought in parts of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

The water will be released until April 10 from the Jinghong dam, ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a daily news briefing.

It will benefit Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, Lu added.

China "hopes it can be of help in alleviating the drought downstream", he said.

According to Vietnamese media, some 140,000 ha of rice in the Mekong Delta has been damaged by the drought with around 600,000 people facing drinking water shortages.

While China and Vietnam are involved in an increasingly bitter territorial dispute in the South China Sea, the two Communist-lead countries have traditionally had close ties.

Beijing and Hanoi have also been trying to repair ties severely harmed in 2014 when Beijing parked an oil rig in waters off the Vietnamese coast, leading to anti-China riots.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)

China to release water from dam to alleviate SE Asia drought| Reuters

a Good Neighbour

Jinghong Dam Hydropower Station, Mekong River, Yunnan, China.

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China is still living like in winter and SE Asia have a hot drought. This year's climate is very unusual.

 

[Daniel808]

China is still living like in winter and SE Asia have a hot drought. This year's climate is very unusual.

In Jakarta here, Rainy and Hot

 

[cirr]

Release water at the request of Vietnam。

 

[Viet]

I say "Thank you China!"

 

[LacViet]

For long term Vietnam will build our own project for Mekong Delta to prevent this problem. Niederlande, the country with his experiences will help Vietnam in this project.

Niederlane Ambassador to Vietnam spoken of conference.

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