As floodwater in the Central region began to recede on November 17, people and local authorities have urged to overcome consequences.

Many families in the Mekong Delta region are grappling with critical threats of rampant erosion that is caused by changes in rivers’ flow triggered by excessive sand mining and the construction of hydropower dams upstream that block sediment.

People nationwide have offered support to residents of the flood-stricken central region in recent days, their hearts touched by the plight of thousands of their compatriots.