The Ve Vung Dam – the pride of Yen Thanh's rice-growing region – has dried up like never before.
(Baonghean.vn) - Ve Vung, the largest dam in Yen Thanh rice-growing district, with a capacity of 18 million cubic meters of water, is currently completely dry due to the prolonged heatwave.
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| The Ve Vung Dam is the largest reservoir in Yen Thanh district, known for its rice production, with a surface area of 720 hectares and a water storage capacity of 18 million cubic meters. It is a source of pride for Yen Thanh, a popular tourist destination. Photo: Sach Nguyen. |
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| However, the prolonged heatwave lasting for two months has caused most of the largest reservoir in Yen Thanh to dry up. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| The boats that once served tourists visiting the Ve Vung Dam now lie abandoned on the barren land at the bottom of the lake. Photo: XH |
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| There are places where grass grows green at the bottom of the lake, providing grazing land for buffaloes for the locals. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Much of the lakebed has cracked, and dried, dead fish carcasses are scattered everywhere. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Residents of Dong Thanh commune living around the Ve Vung dam said that this is the first time they have seen the dam completely dry since 1990. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Duong, Head of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of Yen Thanh district, said that the Ve Vung dam currently only has about 2 million cubic meters of water left out of a total reservoir of 18 million cubic meters. If the hot weather continues for another week, the dam will be completely dry. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| It's not just the Ve Vung dam; currently, over 600 reservoirs in the province, accounting for more than half of all reservoirs and dams in the province, are running out of water, including many large-capacity reservoirs. (Photo: Quang Thanh Dam - Yen Thanh, now just a puddle of water for buffaloes to wallow in. Photo: Phu Huong) |
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| The Nam Khe dam in Bai Son commune, Do Luong district, is also dry. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| The Đá Bàn dam in Bài Sơn commune, Đô Lương district, has also run dry. Photo: Ngọc Phương |
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| Mr. Nguyen Kim Thuy, Head of the Rural Irrigation and Clean Water Management Department of the Irrigation Sub-Department, said: Currently, the entire province has 602 lakes and dams that have run dry, including 20 large lakes managed by enterprises and 582 small reservoirs managed by local authorities. Many lakes have been dry for more than a month. Photo: Phu Huong |
