000 HECTARES OF RICE, 130,000 HECTARES OF CROPS AND 30,000 HECTARES OF FRUIT TREES DESTROYED, ACCORDING TO LOCAL NEWS WEBSITE VNEXPRESS

250,000 hectares of rice, 130,000 hectares of crops and 30,000 hectares of fruit trees destroyed, according

to local news website VnExpress. It was regarded as the worst drought in the region of more than 17

million people in data going back to 1926.