Ky Son, many rice fields were damaged by floods.

Mr. Lo Thanh Binh's family in Na village, Huu Lap commune, Ky Son district has nearly 1 hectare of rice field. Mr. Binh shared: "From this rice field area, his family grows 2 rice crops, each crop yields from 80 to 100 bags of rice. However, this year the flood submerged the entire area under a layer of mud, making it difficult to restore in the near future. In addition, his family's 3 fish ponds and turtle pond were also completely wiped out. The total damage is estimated at hundreds of millions of dong."

The rice fields of Ky Son were buried by flash floods. Photo: Lu Phu

Due to the impact of floods and rains since September 4, more than 35 hectares of summer-autumn rice - the crop season of Huu Lap commune people have been seriously damaged. Many areas of rice fields will be difficult to restore in the coming time. People have faced many difficulties, and now they face even more difficulties after the floods have passed.

Mr. Lo Dinh Thu - Chairman of Bao Nam Commune People's Committee (Ky Son) shared: "This is one of the difficulties of the commune, because flash floods have damaged more than 2/3 of the rice area in the area, the risk of people going hungry in the coming time is very high".

In Chieu Luu commune, along with the rice fields directly damaged by flash floods and buried soil, there are still many rice fields at risk of total loss due to damage to the dam system, leading to a lack of irrigation water for the remaining rice fields.

“Currently, there are still 16 hectares of rice fields in Xieng Thu and Luu Hoa villages that were not washed away by the last flood. However, the land and irrigation canals have been completely washed away. The commune cannot repair them because the cost is too high and the damage is severe. Currently, the rice is about to bloom, there is no irrigation water, the people will have a bad harvest, which will lead to economic and food difficulties - Mr. La Duc Thoai - Chairman of the People's Committee of Chieu Luu commune (Ky Son) said.

Many areas of rice fields were leveled due to recent floods. Photo: Lu Phu

According to data from the Department of Agriculture of Ky Son district, during the two floods from September 4 to 12, in the mountainous district of Ky Son, more than 50 hectares of summer-autumn rice were severely damaged, mainly concentrated in the communes of Chieu Luu, Huu Lap and Pha Danh. Many rice fields were buried under layers of rock and soil that were difficult to restore. People in the flooded areas were already facing many difficulties, and now the risk of crop failure and hunger is imminent.

Many Ky Son villages lost all their rice when they were about to harvest. Photo: Lu Phu