Nghe An: More than 20,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice are at risk of rotting after floods.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the impact of low pressure and storm No. 3 causing heavy rain and flooding, agricultural production has been severely damaged. After the rain and floods, when the sun came out, most of the rice rotted.
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| In Hung Nguyen, a locality that was heavily flooded, the summer-autumn rice area was flooded 3,600 hectares, of which 3,100 hectares were completely damaged; 500 hectares were damaged from 30-70%. In addition, 236 hectares of vegetables and beans were flooded and destroyed. Photo: Dinh Kinh |
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| In many hamlets of Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district, the summer-autumn rice crop died completely. Photo: Dinh Kinh |
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| Rice in Dien Chau was pulled up with rotten roots. Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dien Chau district said: Currently, 2,100 hectares of summer-autumn rice in the district are completely damaged. Photo: The Hieu |
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| Summer-autumn rice in Hung Hoa commune (Vinh city) has been submerged in water for many days. Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuan - Vice Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Hung Hoa commune (Vinh city) also said: Currently, about 70% of rice in the commune has died due to waterlogging, rotting roots, leaves... If the water does not recede in the next few days, 100% of the local summer-autumn rice growing area will be lost. Photo: Quang An |
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Statistics as of August 23 show that Nghe An province has 20,644.31 hectares of rice flooded; 5,743 hectares of vegetables damaged; 1,745 hectares of industrial crops and fruit trees severely affected. Currently, it is continuing to rain so solutions to save the rice are not feasible. Photo: Quang An. |
