Snow in Saigon?
It’s certainly not Christmas time here yet and that’s not the kind of snow you want to be making snowballs with!
But in all seriousness, these people have a tough enough daily life as it is without the additional effects of extreme environmental pollution to deal with too. The Ba Bo Canal has been intensely polluted by toxic wastewater discharged from nearby industrial parks since 2004, with no policy remedy on the horizon. I really hope the government really makes a concerted effort to tackle with these pollution issues before it’s too late.
Some quick numbers at a glance for Ba Bo Canal:
2000-3000 local households affected by pollution at Ba Bo Canal
9600-15,000 cubic meters of toxic industrial wastewater discharged into the canal per day
22,000 times over the permissible level of toxins released into the canal
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/default.aspx?tabid=259&ItemID=47367
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=255&ItemID=46839
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=36814
http://www.thanhniennews.com/education/?catid=4&newsid=40308
http://www.sgtt.com.vn/Detail21.aspx?ColumnId=21&NewsId=30684&fld=HTMG/2008/0226/30684
http://www.sgtt.com.vn/detail21.aspx?ColumnId=21&newsid=36982&fld=HTMG/2008/0706/36982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yitLnZ8K7BU