Over 50 youth union members helped people harvest watermelons to escape the flood.
(Baonghean.vn) - Prolonged heavy rain has flooded approximately 70 hectares of summer-autumn watermelon crops in Nghi Loc district. To remedy this situation, on the morning of July 17th, the Nghi Long commune youth union and the commune's volunteer youth club mobilized their members to help farmers harvest the watermelons.
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| Youth union members in Nghi Long commune (Nghi Loc district) help people harvest watermelons to escape flooding. Photo: Thu Hien. |
After a day of volunteer work, youth union members in Nghi Long commune helped local people harvest more than 10 tons of watermelons.
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| Approximately 70 hectares of melons in Nghi Loc district are ready for harvest. Photo: Thu Hien |
This summer-autumn season, Nghi Loc district cultivated over 85 hectares of melons, mainly concentrated in the communes of Nghi Long, Nghi Trung, and Nghi Thach. Of this, 15 hectares of early summer-autumn cantaloupe in two communes have already been harvested, while 70 hectares of the main crop, which was entering the harvesting period, were hit by heavy rain, causing significant damage to farmers.
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| Prolonged heavy rain has damaged the melon crop of farmers in Nghi Loc. Photo: Thu Hien |
In the coming days, the Youth Union will continue to coordinate with local organizations to actively participate in helping many families clean up and repair their houses and outbuildings to respond promptly to the storm situation.
