Nghe An: Flooded fields, people rowing boats to get around
(Baonghean.vn) - Continuous heavy rain and rising water levels in the downstream areas have caused many crop areas in Hung Nguyen, Vinh City to be heavily flooded, forcing some households to evacuate due to floodwaters.
On the morning of September 5, the water level continued to rise, causing thousands of hectares of rice and crops to be heavily flooded. In the fields on the outskirts of Vinh such as Hung Hoa, Hung Dung... many areas of unharvested rice were submerged in water.
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| Fields in Hung Hoa and Hung Dung communes (Vinh city) were submerged in water on the morning of September 5. Photo: Quang An |
Hung Hoa Commune - one of the localities with the largest rice area in Vinh city with 200 hectares but currently has up to 90% of the area flooded. It is worth mentioning that this is the time when the rice is about to be harvested but if it is left flooded for too long, the risk of total loss is very high.
Mr. Duong Xuan Tham - Agricultural officer of Hung Hoa commune said: The locality is in a "dilemma", although rice and crops are heavily flooded, it cannot be drained because the water level in the Lam River is higher than in the fields. If the drainage sluices are opened, not only will they not be able to drain, but water from outside will flood in, causing more severe flooding.
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| Orchards in Hung Trung commune (Hung Nguyen) were heavily flooded. Photo: Quang An |
Meanwhile, in Hung Nguyen district, the flooded rice area is increasing, now more than 1,000 hectares, concentrated in the communes of Hung Thong, Hung Trung, Hung Yen Bac, Hung Yen Nam. Flood control work is being vigorously implemented by the locality in many heavily flooded communes.
Not only flooding crops, floodwaters have also flooded many residential roads in Hung Nguyen district. In some places, water has entered houses, forcing some families to evacuate.
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| The house of Mr. Dinh Bat Thang (Hamlet 1, Hung Trung) was flooded and forced to evacuate. Photo: Quang An |
Hung Trung commune is one of the most heavily flooded areas in Hung Nguyen district, especially in hamlets 1, 4, and 9. In hamlet 1, on the morning of September 5, water flooded into households' houses, forcing people to move by boat.
Mr. Dinh Bat Thang, a resident of Hamlet 1, Hung Trung Commune, said: On the evening of September 4, I saw the water already reaching the yard, so I had to call my wife and children to raise their property, pack up their belongings and go to a relative's house to stay, in case the water suddenly rose during the night. On September 5, the water flooded into the house, making it uninhabitable.
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| People in Hung Trung commune had to travel by boat due to rising water on the morning of September 5. Photo: Quang An |
Mr. Nguyen Hong Thai - Hamlet 1, Hung Trung Commune said: The whole hamlet has 342 households, of which 1/3 are affected by the rising water, some households outside had to evacuate during the night. Currently, the flood water is still rising, so we continuously announce the weather situation on loudspeakers so that households can proactively respond.
Currently, the main road connecting Hung Yen Bac, Hung Yen Nam and Hung Trung communes has been heavily flooded, isolating the communes. The authorities have put up danger warning signs and assigned people to be on duty to prevent risks.
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| The road connecting Hung Yen Nam and Hung Yen Bac communes with Hung Trung commune is flooded, and the authorities have put up warning signs. Photo: Quang An |
The biggest concern for the locality now is that the water from upstream after the hydroelectric dam floods is about to pour in, the flood level will remain if it continues to rain. Currently, communes with high risk of flooding such as Hung Trung, Hung Nhan, Hung Lam... have been warned early to proactively deal with sudden water rise.
