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The Mekong or Mekong River (UK: / m iː ˈ k ɒ ŋ / mee-KONG, US: / ˌ m eɪ ˈ k ɔː ŋ / may-KAWNG) [1] [2] is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia [3] with an estimated length of 4,909 km (3,050 mi) [3] and a drainage area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 475 km 3 (114 cu mi) of water ...
In 2018, water levels in the Mekong River fell to their lowest in more than 100 years, even during the annual monsoon season. [51] The Jinghong Dam , as of January 2020 the nearest Chinese dam upstream of the Thai border, has caused huge fluctuations in river levels, affecting people's livelihoods downstream by disrupting the river's natural cycle.
Vietnam's Mekong Delta region, which produces more than half the country's rice, endures a prolonged lack of rain combined with saltwater intrusion in early 2020. Five provinces have declared an emergency after drought surpassed the record level of year 2016. [1]
The Mekong Delta (Vietnamese: Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit. 'Nine Dragon River Delta' or simply Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, 'Mekong River Delta'), also known as the Western Region (Vietnamese: Miền Tây) or South-western region (Vietnamese: Tây Nam Bộ), is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of ...
All 13 crew members on both ships were killed and dumped in the river. [2] It was the deadliest attack on Chinese nationals abroad in modern times. [3] In response, China temporarily suspended shipping on the Mekong, and reached an agreement with Myanmar, Thailand and Laos to jointly patrol the river. [3]
The river eventually enters Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. India on Friday conveyed concerns to Beijing. A day later, the Chinese government replied.
Aquaculture, especially in the Mekong River Delta, is an important source of employment and rural income. It is estimated that some 2.8 million people are employed in the sector, while export revenue is expected to be about $2.8 billion in 2010.
River connectivity strongly influences the resistance and resilience of rivers to natural and human-induced disturbances. [ 54 ] Dams interrupt connectivity, and so fish cannot swim upstream to spawn or breed; dams affect water quality in a variety of ways, altering upstream ecosystems so that they contrast starkly with downstream ones.