Hundreds of hectares of corn and peanuts in Do Luong burned to death due to the heat.

In hamlet 10, Dai Son commune, the corn and peanut fields of farmers have turned yellow and dry due to the scorching sun. With a sad face, Mr. Tran Van Ha looked out at the fields and said sadly: "My family grows 4 sao of peanuts and 6 sao of corn. We thought this crop would bring in a good income because we planted a lot. Who would have thought that the heat of the past few days has burned all the plants to death, and we consider it a total loss."

Corn fields in Dai Son commune (Do Luong) turn yellow in the harsh sunlight. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Sharing the same sorrow as Mr. Tran Van Ha, hundreds of other farmers are also heartbroken because their crops were scorched and burned to death by the sun.

Walking along the fields in the scorching afternoon sun, the entire corn acreage was dyed a golden yellow, even the corn ears after being husked were scorched by the sun and dried out.

My family had to throw away nearly 4 acres of corn and peanuts. If the storm or tornado knocks them down, the stems and leaves can be used to feed the cattle. But if they are burnt yellow and dry like this, we can only throw them away. We must burn them quickly.

Mr. Tran Van Cu in Hamlet 9, Dai Son Commune, Do Luong

Currently, the entire Dai Son commune has 293.5 hectares of crops that have died due to the heat, including 152 hectares of peanuts, 135 hectares of corn, 6 hectares of rice, and 0.5 hectares of watermelon... The 152 hectares of peanuts alone have only about 20 days left to harvest, but because the stems have withered and died from the heat, they have to be discarded because the tubers are too young. Some hamlets that have suffered heavy losses are hamlets 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.

The area of ​​peanuts covered with plastic in Tru Son commune has withered due to the heat, while the tubers are still young. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Mr. Dang Van Yen - Chairman of the Commune Farmers' Association said that it is rare for there to be a year with such intense sunshine as this year. Normally, this crop yield is very high, but all of it was lost due to the heat.

Not only Dai Son commune, but also some other communes in Do Luong district such as Tru Son, Giang Son Tay, crops were damaged by the heat... In Tru Son commune, 115 hectares of crops were killed by the heat; of which 47 hectares of corn, 48 hectares of peanuts, 20 hectares of beans and vegetables. In Giang Son Tay commune, 40 hectares of corn were killed.

As of April 22, the heat has caused irreparable damage to more than 400 hectares of crops of farmers in Do Luong.