Severe heat, thousands of hectares of crops in Nghe An dry up and burn to death
(Baonghean.vn) - In recent days, Nghe An has faced extreme heat, with temperatures in many districts such as Con Cuong, Anh Son, Tan Ky, Vinh city... always at 41-42 degrees Celsius, causing heavy damage to agricultural production.
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| In recent days, in Con Cuong district (Nghe An), the temperature has always been at 41 - 44 degrees Celsius, the extreme heat has caused hundreds of hectares of rice to have no water to plant and 138/356 hectares of tea to dry up and die, concentrated in Bong Khe, Yen Khe communes, towns... Photo: Ba Hau |
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| Many families were heartbroken and uprooted their dead tea fields and left them on the shore. One hectare of tea costs more than 30 million VND, and can be harvested for several decades; having to uproot the land, many families growing tea are facing the prospect of being left empty-handed. Currently, Con Cuong district has allocated 295 million VND to support communes in drought prevention for production. Photo: Ba Hau |
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| Hundreds of hectares of tea in Thanh Chuong district were also burned. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Thanh Chuong farmers are estimated to have suffered billions of dong in losses during this record drought. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Tan Ky district is also the drought hotspot of Nghe An province, thousands of hectares of sugarcane and corn have been burned to death. Photo: More than 100 hectares of corn in Tan Long commune (Tan Ky) have dried up to death. Photo: Cam Tu |
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| The hot and dry weather is causing the rice fields in Nghia Hoan (Tan Ky) to gradually die. Photo: Cam Tu |
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| More than 1,000 hectares of rice in Hung Nguyen district are at risk of dying in the heat of over 40 degrees Celsius. The leader of Nghe An Irrigation Department said that 12,000 hectares of rice in Nghe An have been affected by drought, of which 2,000 hectares have died. Photo: PH |
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| Pumping stations in Hung Nguyen are at dead water level and cannot pump water to irrigate more than 1,000 hectares of rice that are at risk of burning. Photo: LT |
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| This is also the time to plant winter rice in the highlands. In some areas with water in Que Phong and Quy Chau districts, people have to plant at night to avoid the sun. Photo: Luong Nga |
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| Nghe An province has sent an urgent telegram on drought prevention and control to localities, requesting hydropower companies in the area to coordinate in releasing water to fight drought, and irrigation companies to save water and regulate water to save rice. In the photo: Thanh Chuong farmers are trying to fight drought for rice and crops. Photo: Huy Thu |
