Tens of thousands of Phuc Trach grapefruits fell down, leaving people numb.

After storm No. 10 passed, thousands of grapefruits that were about to be harvested in the grapefruit specialty area of ​​Phuc Trach - Ha Tinh were knocked down by the 'super storm' all over the garden. People were devastated by the huge loss of crops.

On the morning of September 16, in the mountainous district of Huong Khe (Ha Tinh), although not in the eye of storm No. 10, it still suffered very heavy damage. Thousands of roofs were destroyed by the storm, and more than 400 hectares of Phuc Trach grapefruit trees, which were full of fruit and had not yet been sold, were "picked" by the storm.

In particular, thousands of grapefruits of farmers in Huong Thuy commune fell and rotted after the storm. However, due to flooded roads, traders could not access and buy the fallen grapefruits.

A household in Huong Trach commune is cleaning fallen grapefruit to sell at a cheap price to salvage a whole season's worth of work.

Faced with this situation, farmers could only laugh and cry.

Over the phone, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh (residing in Huong Thuy commune) tearfully said: "Is there any way to help me? My garden has more than 1,000 grapefruits that were broken by the storm, but the water is too strong to sell. I picked them up and stored them at home, but I'm afraid they will spoil if left for too long."

At this time, the river water in Huong Thuy commune rose high, it took nearly 10km by river to reach Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh's family, so there was no way to approach.

In another area, sitting next to a pile of grapefruit that had just been picked up by traders because they were crushed and had lost their cores, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien from Huong Trach commune sadly said: "Yesterday afternoon, sitting in the house listening to the storm, the noise like a bomb, the grapefruit branches breaking and the sound of grapefruit falling in the garden, it was heartbreaking. When the storm passed, I went out to the garden and couldn't believe my eyes. Half the grapefruit had fallen."

“Previously, grapefruits were sold for 80,000 VND/fruit. Now, the grapefruits have fallen and it has rained, so traders only pay 10,000 VND/fruit. My family’s losses amount to hundreds of millions of VND.”

Next to that is the house of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Lai, who also said sadly: “My family has more than 1,000 grapefruits that fell to the ground. Some have been collected into the house, some are left under the tree. I also bought them for other households but at a cheap price because few people buy fallen grapefruits.”

People are numb because the grapefruits have fallen and cannot be sold.

Mr. Le Quang Vinh, Chief of Office of the Flood and Storm Prevention Command of Huong Khe District, Ha Tinh Province, said that the entire district has more than 400 hectares of Phuc Trach grapefruit trees that were full of fruit and were just devastated by storm No. 10. In the district, there are also thousands of houses with their roofs blown off by the storm.

According to Vietnamnet