99-year-old ‘Grandma Ca’ loses home as Vietnam powers ahead with coal energy
- 5 years ago
Vietnamese authorities have evicted a 99-year-old woman and demolished her home to make way for a coal-fired power plant near Van Phong Bay on Vietnam’s south-central coast. “Grandma” Pham Thi Ca and her family were offered money to move, but say they have struggled to earn a living since land where they now live is unsuitable for cultivation. Their eviction for the Japanese-funded plant underscores how rapidly Vietnam’s government has been building coal projects to meet the country’s…