Fields are dry and burnt, many localities are behind schedule in summer-autumn planting.

Quang An• DNUM_CAZAGZCABI 15:30

(Baonghean.vn) - Prolonged hot weather has caused drought in the fields of Nghi Loc and Hung Nguyen. Some fields have been left fallow and have to wait for rain to have water for production.

Nghi Van Commune is considered the "desert" of Nghi Loc District because it is the driest locality. The whole commune has 20 large and small dams, but currently only 5 have a capacity above the dead water level. In the photo: Vung Cau Dam in Hamlet 18, Nghi Van is drying up. Photo: Quang An

The water level measured at Vung Cau dam on June 19 was only about 20cm. Photo: Quang An

Vung Trang reservoir in hamlets 19 and 20 of Nghi Van commune has now dried up. As a result, over 30 hectares of rice fields around the dam are now abandoned due to lack of water for production. Photo: Quang An

The fields in Nghi Van have dried up due to the dry dam. Ms. Tran Thi Linh - an agricultural officer of Nghi Van commune said: The whole commune has 593 hectares of summer-autumn rice, but currently only more than half of the area has been planted, the rest must be left fallow waiting for rain. Photo: Quang An

The Lang Dam in Hamlet 11, Nghi Van Commune, has dried up and is undergoing embankment upgrades. Currently, 40 hectares of rice fields that the dam provides irrigation water for are left fallow. Photo: Quang An

Nghi Loc district has directed to stop production on over 2,500 hectares in communes lacking water, waiting for rain to both grow winter-spring rice and convert part of the area to grow corn, beans... Photo: Quang An

Hung Yen Bac Commune (Hung Nguyen) is also facing severe drought. The whole commune has 260 hectares of summer-autumn rice, but currently only 100 hectares have been planted, and the fields here have cracked due to lack of water. Photo: Quang An

The canal bed in hamlet 2A Hung Yen Bac is now dry. The commune is currently concentrating its forces to pump water from canal 17, belonging to Hung Nguyen Irrigation Enterprise, to combat drought. Photo: Quang An

Mr. Hoang Duc An - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hung Nguyen district said: The whole district has 5,000 hectares of summer-autumn crop, but currently there are 1,000 hectares that are suffering from severe drought and have not been able to be implemented, located in the communes of Hung Yen Bac, Hung Yen Nam, Hung Tay... According to the crop calendar, the crop should be completed on June 20, but due to drought, the district has been behind schedule, and is expected to be completed by June 30.