Nghe An: Hundreds of hectares of summer-autumn rice flooded due to prolonged heavy rain

Heavy rain during the day and night of June 12 caused flooding in many fields in Nghe An. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Heavy rain due to the influence of the stormstorm number 2From June 12 to the morning of June 13, Do Luong district had hundreds of hectares of newly sown rice from 1 to 5 days submerged in water.

Many communes have newly sown rice areas with heavy damage such as: Giang Son Dong 140 hectares, Giang Son Tay 72 hectares, Minh Son 120 hectares, Quang Son 100 hectares, My Son 150 hectares...

In My Son commune alone, out of 150 hectares of newly sown rice that were flooded, farmers had to re-sow over 80 hectares of rice for the fourth time. In Minh Son commune, nearly 20 hectares were damaged for the second time. The previous time, farmers had finished sowing when heavy rain washed away all the newly sprouted rice.

In Thanh Chuong district, hundreds of hectaressummer-autumn riceimmediately after sowing also flooded due to heavy rain.

Many summer-autumn rice fields in Do Luong district were flooded due to heavy rain. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Mr. Tran Phi Hung - Head of Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentThanh Chuong districtsaid: By noon on June 13, there were still 271 hectares of summer-autumn rice flooded. The most affected communes were Thanh An, Dai Dong, Ngoc Son and Thanh Lam.

"The rain has stopped now. The district has directed the communes to guide people to go to the fields to clear the ditches so that the water can drain quickly, avoiding prolonged flooding that will affect the rice plants," said Mr. Tran Phi Hung.

Heavy rains also flooded some summer-autumn rice fields in Nam Dan district. According to the district's Department of Agriculture, the rains flooded the summer-autumn rice fields in remote communes: Nam Cat, Nam Anh, Nam Nghia, Nam Giang and damaged some watermelon fields in Thuong Tan Loc commune. Localities are currently compiling specific data and focusing on draining the fields./.