HCM City’s land sinking, while confined to its boundaries, will prove intractable if remedies are not taken immediately
The tidal peak of 1.58m, while not significantly greater than the earlier crest, caused many places in HCM City to be more than 1m below water, mainly because land sinking is accelerating here. Statistics show that 79 out of 116 flooded sites in HCM City are plagued by land sinking.
Land sinking in HCM City, which aggravates the city’s flooding, is caused by excessive underwater exploitation and rapid urbanization
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