Nghe An: Heavy rain causes irrigation canal to break and hundreds of households are flooded
(Baonghean.vn)- The prolonged heavy rain combined with the water from upstream caused hundreds of households in Hoang Mai town to be flooded; hundreds of hectares of rice and crops in Quynh Luu district were damaged.
South Vuc Mau Canal Break
According to the scene, at around 2am this morning, July 4, the Nam Vuc Mau irrigation canal in hamlet 16, Quynh Van commune broke about 20 meters long. The cause was due to the amount of water from the canal system in Hoang Mai town combined with water flowing down from upstream, causing the canal to overflow and then break. All the water from the canal bed overflowed into the people's fields, flooding dozens of hectares of rice and vegetables.
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| The Nam Vuc Mau canal through hamlet 16, Quynh Van commune (Quynh Luu) was broken, causing dozens of hectares of rice and vegetables to be flooded. Photo: Viet Hung |
It is known that Nam Vuc Mau canal is managed by Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise, the canal system originates from Vuc Mau Lake, passes through Quynh Van commune with a length of about 5 km. This canal plays a role in providing irrigation water for hundreds of hectares of rice fields in Quynh Van and Quynh Hoa communes.
The Nam Vuc Mau canal in Quynh Van commune has not been repaired for a long time, so when there is heavy rain, the water accumulates and causes the canal to break. To fix the broken Nam Vuc Mau canal, the unit waited until the water receded and it stopped raining before rebuilding the canal to provide irrigation water for agricultural production.
Heavy rain causes flooding of vegetables, purchase price suddenly drops sharply
In the coastal communes of Quynh Luu, due to the influence of storm No. 2, on the night of July 3, there was very heavy rain causing more than 120 hectares of vegetable fields to be deeply flooded, of which Quynh Bang commune had about 70 hectares and Quynh Minh commune had 40 hectares.
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| Heavy rain that lasted throughout the night of July 3 caused more than 120 hectares of vegetables in the coastal area to be flooded. Photo: Viet Hung |
This morning, when the rain stopped, farmers were gathering in the fields to harvest flooded vegetables to limit damage. Ms. Ho Thi Minh in Quynh Bang commune said that her family had about 2 sao of green onions ready to harvest, but the heavy rain had completely flooded them. If they were not harvested, the sun would make them rot and spoil, and the remaining 1 sao of onions that had just been planted had to be pulled up and replanted.
According to households whose scallions were flooded, the price of vegetables suddenly dropped sharply due to the weather. Yesterday and before, scallions were purchased for 10,000-12,000 VND/kg, but today they were only purchased for 5,000 VND/kg.
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| People in rice-growing areas are actively clearing water hyacinth that has drifted into their fields with the water current. Photo: Viet Hung |
The whole commune has about 142 hectares of vegetable area, of which about 70 hectares of green onions are deeply submerged in water, concentrated in the two hamlets of Tan Hai and Tan Giang. The heavy rain last night, July 3, not only caused flooding of vegetables but also reduced the income of the people because traders bought them at half the price.
To overcome the flooding situation, the locality is focusing on inspecting the production situation and taking measures to clear canals and fields. For the flooded areas of green onions, people are advised to harvest to avoid damage when the sun comes out; during the rainy season, people should not sow or plant.
According to statistics from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quynh Luu district, due to the impact of storm No. 2 causing heavy rain, in addition to more than 120 hectares of vegetables being flooded, the whole district has about 30 - 40 hectares of rice also deeply submerged in water; as for aquaculture, it is not affected.
Many communes and wards in Hoang Mai were flooded.
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| Heavy rains caused flooding, disrupting the lives of people in Hoang Mai Town. Photo: Thanh Yen |
Heavy rain also caused many wards and communes in Hoang Mai Town to be deeply flooded. Of these, hundreds of households in Hamlet 16, Quynh Vinh Commune and Tan Thanh Block, Quynh Thien Ward were still deeply submerged in floodwaters as of noon on July 4. The 35kV power line through Quynh Vinh Commune was severely damaged.
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| Quynh Luu Power Company fixes the problem of 35kV line through Hoang Mai town. Photo: Thanh Yen |
On the morning of July 4, Hoang Mai town departments promptly arrived at the scene of the deep flood to help people collect their belongings and clear the water flow. Quynh Luu Electricity mobilized human resources to fix the problem.
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| Many roads in Quynh Vinh and Quynh Thien (Hoang Mai town) are submerged in water. Photo: Thanh Yen |
