Update: January, 09/2021 - 09:56 | A saltwater-prevention sluice in Vị Thanh City in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang. – VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Thái HCM CITY – Saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta in the 2020 – 21 dry season is expected to be higher than average, but not as severe as the last dry season. Phùng Tiến Dũng, head of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting’s Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting Division for the Central, Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) and South regions, said the delta would face the highest level of saltwater via the Mekong River in February and March.