Close-up of the life of Lam River boat residents during flood season

The daysfloods, the river water rose, the households in the small fishing village in Thuong Tan Loc commune (Nam Dan) had to bring their boats to the edge of the village to take shelter. Life was already difficult, and these days it has become even more difficult. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Although the river water rose high and flowed rapidly, the peoplefishingIn Thuong Tan Loc, people still go to the river to fish for food every day and take care of their children's education. Because if they don't have income today, the whole family will go hungry tomorrow. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

On flood days, many fish come back. If you are lucky, you can catch about 10 kg of fish per day. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Living on cramped boats, the river water is muddy and fast-flowing when floods come, making the lives of fishing households even more difficult and precarious, having to save every liter of clean water. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In Ha Long hamlet, Thanh Ha commune (Thanh Chuong), Mr. Tran Van Muoi's family (67 years old) has 4 members living on 2 small boats. Normally, the 2 boats are anchored on the shore, but this flood season the water level rose high and the current was strong, so Mr. Muoi and his father had to push the boat out to anchor on a floating sandbank in the middle of the river. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Mr. Tran Van Muoi and his two sons and one mentally ill grandson live in a vast river scene. Their source of income is not only fish and shrimp, so life is extremely difficult and deprived. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Scenes of life and activities on a cramped boat. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Without grid electricity, Mr. Tran Van Muoi's family has to use electricity from batteries. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Also in Ha Long hamlet, Mr. Nguyen Viet Duong and his wife live on a small boat. During the days of big floods, the river water flows strongly, Mr. Duong and his wife do not go fishing because of their old age, afraid that they will not be strong enough to cope with the flood water. The biggest wish of Mr. Duong and his wife and other boat households on the river is toLam Riveris to have a "piece of land to set up a stake", build a small house to take shelter safely during rainy and flood days. Photo: Dinh Tuyen