Nghe An: Tornado destroys many areas of spring corn

(Baonghean.vn) - Morning of March 21, a tornado of quite strong intensity caused damage to many areas of spring corn. Currently, localities are urgently repairing the broken corn areas.

A sudden storm that occurred in the early morning of March 21st caused damage to more than 400 hectares of spring corn, mainly in highland communes.Yen Thanh district.

Many areas of corn that had sprouted their whiskers in mountainous communes of Yen Thanh district were broken due to heavy rain and tornadoes. Photo: Anh Tuan

In the spring crop of 2017, Yen Thanh planted over 800 hectares of corn with the main varieties: 30T87, CP 501, NK 7328, NK 6654, T4919... the corn area that was broken was concentrated in the communes: Tay Thanh, Quang Thanh, Kim Thanh, Minh Thanh, Thinh Thanh.

Immediately after the storm, the district assigned departments and offices to directly go to localities to count the damage and guide people on solutions to overcome it... For the young areas that were knocked down, they were replanted so that the corn could grow well; for the areas where the corn had grown old and could no longer be repaired, they were assigned to specialized departments to coordinate with TH Milk Company and cow farms to make purchase contracts for the people. At the same time, they counted the damage and reported it to the province to have a support mechanism for the people who suffered the damage.

Faced with unusual weather conditions, the district recommends that farmers take proactive measures and arrange crops appropriately to avoid natural disasters and minimize damage caused by storms, droughts, floods and storms.

*The tornado also destroyed 331 hectares of spring corn.Anh Son district, the largest of which is Dinh Son 150ha, followed by Tam Son 67ha, Cam Son 64ha... The corn is in the stage of flowering, some tea has entered the stage of filling the grain, causing many people's expectations of a bumper crop to suddenly disappear.

Currently, district leaders and agricultural officers of communes have instructed people to repair corn areas that are capable of being harvested. The area of ​​corn that has been completely broken down is being directed to be harvested for animal feed.

Many spring corn crops in Binh Son commune, Anh Son district were collapsed due to a tornado. Photo: Hoai Chung

* In Dong Son commune, Do Luong districtDue to strong winds, more than 30 hectares of corn were also knocked down and could not be repaired.

The corn area that was broken was in the flowering stage and is expected to be harvested in about a month. The corn is growing well and if it had not been broken, the yield would have been estimated at 2.5 - 2.8 quintals/sao. The corn variety that was broken was mainly 6919 and some areas were C919./.

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