Nghe An: Heartbreaking high-tech melons rotted en masse after historic flood

Nguyen Chau• DNUM_BAZBBZCACA 07:29

(Baonghean.vn) - Unlike traditional agricultural models, melons grown in greenhouses require large investments and meticulous care. However, after the recent floods, many greenhouses in the province were severely flooded, and high-tech melons were damaged...

People are heartbroken and dump high-tech melons after floods. Clip: Nguyen Chau

Long Xa Commune is one of the localities that was severely flooded after the recent flood in Hung Nguyen District. Most of the crops were submerged in water, and high-tech melons and strawberries grown in greenhouses were also damaged. After the water receded, these crops were covered with mud and could not be saved. Photo: Nguyen Chau

The high-tech greenhouse model of Mr. Nguyen Van Son in Hung Thanh commune has an area of 1,100 m²devastated after the water receded. He had to mobilize his family to uproot all the melon plants over the past week. Currently, the layer of mud is still thick, unable to restore to plant a new crop. Photo: Nguyen Chau

Mr. Son sadly said: "I borrowed hundreds of millions of dong from the bank and relatives to invest in building greenhouses and producing high-tech agricultural products. However, the recent flood wiped out all the crops. All my efforts are now gone with the flood...". Photo: Nguyen Chau

At the melon growing model in hamlet 3, Nghi Lien commune (Vinh city), the water has not yet completely drained even though the flood has occurred for more than a week. The entire layer of soil is heavily waterlogged, covered with green moss. Photo: Nguyen Chau

Mr. Nguyen Quang Hieu in hamlet 3, Nghi Lien commune has 5 greenhouses with a total area of over 3,000 m2.², growing high-tech melons with an investment cost of nearly 1 billion VND. However, these days, instead of taking care of the melons, he has to uproot them all after the flood. Photo: Nguyen Chau

It is worth mentioning that the melons are currently in their prime growing season, expected to be sold during the upcoming Lunar New Year, but now they have to be thrown away completely. Photo: Nguyen Chau

It is estimated that this crop, Mr. Hieu's model lost about 4,000 melons. If the average market price is 45,000 VND/kg, the loss is over 200 million VND. Photo: Nguyen Chau

For the past week since the flood receded, every day Mr. Hieu has had to throw away hundreds of melons that he has painstakingly cared for over the past time. Photo: Nguyen Chau

The greenhouse owners are heartbroken that their valuable melons, which were meticulously cared for with a large investment, now have to be used as fertilizer. Currently, people are actively cleaning, draining water, and removing alum with the hope of starting a new melon crop. Photo: Nguyen Chau