The Associated Press reports that an El Nino-driven drought in Vietnam has destroyed hundred of millions of dollars of crops and 900 forest fires have killed 10 and burned 35,000 acres in the south and central highlands. Salt water intrusion, as rivers fall, is threatening rice growing areas. In Daklak province only 10% of the population has access to sufficient water, as only 30 of 230 reservoirs still hold water. In some areas there has been no rain since November.