(Baonghean.vn) -The Lam River rose, the flood swept away a large amount of wood and firewood from upstream. People in Thanh Chi commune (Thanh Chuong) hurried to collect firewood on the storm day.
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Floodwaters carrying firewood from upstream often linger in Quanh valley. Many people from Thanh Chi and Thanh An communes flock to this area to collect firewood. |
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With "experience" from many rainy and stormy seasons, people in the area often prepare a bamboo boat for each house, and when the flood comes, they use it to collect firewood. The oars are used both to row the boat and to pull firewood in the middle of the river. |
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Many families mobilized all members, even brought carts down to the river to collect firewood. |
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Those who have the means can pick up firewood from far away, those who don't have tools can stand on the shore and pick up small branches. |
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Wading in flood water to collect firewood. |
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During flood season, rowing a bamboo boat out to the middle of the river to collect firewood is fraught with many risks. |
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Some lucky people salvaged large pieces of wood. |
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For Thanh Chi people, flood season is also the season of collecting driftwood. The riverbanks are filled with firewood and bustling with people. |
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In just one morning, a family has collected 5-6 full cartloads of firewood. The locals here said, “Once you collect firewood from a flood, it will take years to burn it all!” |
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A large amount of firewood was gathered along Provincial Road 533. |
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Convoys of trucks hurriedly carried flooded firewood home. |
Huy Thu