Nghe An: Hundreds of hectares of corn collapsed overnight due to heavy rain
(Baonghean.vn) - Last night (March 21), heavy rain and wind caused spring corn in Anh Son and Thanh Chuong districts to collapse, causing estimated billions of dollars in damage.
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| Hundreds of hectares of corn were dumped in Anh Son district. Photo: PV |
On the afternoon of March 21, in the area of 2 districtsThanh ChuongIn Anh Son, a prolonged heavy rain accompanied by strong winds caused nearly 600 hectares of late winter and early spring corn to fall, causing great damage to farmers, of which in Thanh Chuong district more than 500 hectares of corn fell.
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Chuong district, the reason why the late winter and early spring corn fields were broken is that there was no heavy rain in the district recently, but now there is a heavy rain.strong windThe water soaked the corn roots, while the corn was in the flowering stage, so uprooting and falling was inevitable.
As of 7 p.m. on March 21, 19 communes in Thanh Chuong district had corn fields with a total area of about 500 hectares, causing huge losses. In this situation, some localities are contacting TH Milk Company to consume the corn fields as feed for dairy cows, in order to reduce difficulties for farmers.
In Anh Son, many communes have fallen corn such as Tam Son, Binh Son, Hoi Son... currently the communes are compiling data and going to the fields to overcome the damage.
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| Late winter and early spring corn fields of Thanh Chuong district were broken in a heavy rain. Photo: Van Ly |
