The province has finished the construction of 203 such clusters covering over 830ha.

The clusters take the form of miniature urban areas, and include markets, schools and medical centres.

As scheduled, Mekong Delta provinces will finish evacuating around 200,000 households from low-lying areas along Dong Thap Muoi (the Plain of Reeds) and the Long Xuyen Quadrangle to flood-proof residential clusters.

More than 1,000 clusters of this type were built in the delta as part of a national programme from 2001-07.

Statistics from the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control showed that 11 people have died during the current floods in the Mekong Delta.