Dozens of buffalo and cows in Ky Son and Que Phong froze to death.

Mr. Tho Ba Re - Vice Chairman of the District People's CommitteeKy Sonsaid that by the end of January 26, localities in the district had quickly reported on the damage caused by the cold spell that lasted from January 22 until now. Accordingly, the whole district had 28 buffaloes and cows that died from the cold. Specifically: Bao Nam commune had 4, Muong Long 3, Na Loi 1, Dooc May 2, Huoi Tu 2, Tay Son 2; Nam Can 2; Nam Can 1; Pha Danh 2; Muong Ai 7 and Na Ngoi 2.

"Currently, the district has strengthened the direction of district-level hunger and cold prevention working groups to directly go to communes forecasted to be the epicenter of the cold to inspect and propagate, helping people.cold protection for livestock", Mr. Tho Ba Re said.

Meanwhile, in Que Phong district, information from the district's Agricultural Service Center said that up to now, 11 buffaloes and cows in Tri Le commune have frozen to death.

Mr. Vi Van Cuong - Chairman of Tri Le Commune People's Committee said: By the end of January 26, in the commune, there were 9 households in 7 villages with buffaloes and cows frozen to death, with a total of 11 animals (1 cow, 1 buffalo, 6 calves, 3 calves).

According to Mr. Cuong, right before the cold spell, the commune had promoted and mobilized people to implement solutions to prevent cold for livestock. Therefore, most households had brought their cattle to the barn and lit fires to keep them warm. However, the situation of cattle freezing to death still occurred because some of them were weak and did not have the resistance to withstand the cold rain.

Currently, the weather continues to be cold and severe for a long time, so authorities at all levels, especially in mountainous areas, need to proactively guide people on solutions to prevent and protect livestock from the cold, limiting economic damage.