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Despite flood warnings, people flocked to Lam River to collect firewood.

Annam • September 22, 2024 16:58

Floods from upstream brought a lot of firewood, timber... On this occasion, people went to Lam river to collect firewood, regardless of the danger and warnings.

bna_1(1).jpg — Every time the Lam River floods, people in Thanh Chi Commune (Thanh Chuong) gather at Quanh Abyss to collect firewood. This is a dangerous location, on rocky mountains, in deep abyss, deep water flowing rapidly, and very deep river banks. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_2(1).jpg — Local people who collect firewood often stand on the shore and use a pole with a steel hook or bamboo hook to pull the firewood floating in the middle of the river. Only those who collect firewood must be strong enough to pull the firewood that is being swept away by the current. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_3(1).jpg — There are many elderly people participating in the work of collecting flooded wood on the river in Quanh valley. Some have decades of experience collecting wood here when there is a flood. Whether young or old, standing on the bank or sitting in the river, no one uses a life jacket. Photo: Huy Thu

Here, some people stand on the riverbank holding poles waiting for firewood to float by, but others sit on the riverbed waiting for firewood to be picked up. Picking up flooded firewood on the Lam River during flood season is a difficult job, fraught with many potential risks. Photo: Huy Thu

A woman who participated in collecting firewood here said: Local people collect firewood to cook pig feed and make wine. Each flood, they can collect firewood once and burn it for the whole year. In the past, people went to collect firewood in large numbers, but now every house uses gas stoves, so fewer people come to Quanh abyss to collect firewood. Photo: Huy Thu

According to local people, Quanh valley is quite dangerous on normal days, and on rainy and flood days, the Lam River rises and swirls at the foot of Quanh mountain, making it even more dangerous. People go to collect firewood and sit on the rocky banks of the river waiting for firewood. Photo: Huy Thu

This year, the flood came through Quanh valley during the day, when it was sunny, so collecting firewood was easier and less dangerous. For many years, the flood came at night, when it was raining, and people also gathered together with lamps to collect firewood. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_8..jpg — The firewood that people find here is mainly bamboo, meters, and dry forest trees that drift down the river. According to people, in the past they chose large firewood to collect, but now they choose small firewood for easy cooking. To get large firewood, they have to split it, which is more difficult. Photo: Huy Thu

When collecting flood firewood, some people also found large, long trees or short pieces of dổi or de wood floating among the firewood and rubbish on the river. Sometimes the wood had not been pulled ashore, but people had already come to ask to buy it. Photo: Huy Thu

It is known that the local authorities have warned people not to collect firewood on the Lam River during floods, especially rowing bamboo boats and small boats to collect firewood in the midst of the fast-flowing floodwaters. However, people still ignore the danger and warnings. Photo: Huy Thu

Video: Huy Thu

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