Nghe An people rush to 'hug' livestock to escape flood
•October 11, 2017 16:29
(Baonghean.vn) - Floods on Lam River are rising rapidly, many households living outside the dike in Hung Nguyen district are trying to move their assets and livestock to safety.
Hung Nguyen district currently has hundreds of households from communes such as Hung Nhan, Hung Loi, Hung Lam... living outside the Ta Lam dike. Since yesterday, households in hamlets 6 and 7 have been surrounded by water. Photo: Thien Thien
Ms. Ngo Thi Minh (Hamlet 7, Hung Loi) has just moved her flock of ducks up the Ta Lam dike because the barn was flooded. Photo: Thien Thien
The chicken coop was flooded, Mrs. Minh's son was bringing the remaining young roosters from the chicken coop in... Photo: Thien Thien
Ms. Minh is warming up the chickens that survived the rain. Ms. Minh said: “My family raises about 250 chickens and ducks. Last night, the heavy rain did not allow us to move them, so we lost about 50 chickens. Now, we have to warm up the ones that are still alive to see if we can save any of them.” Photo: Thien Thien
Ms. Lien and Mr. Ly (Hamlet 7, Hung Loi) raised 9 pigs but 3 sows were swept away by the flood on the evening of October 9. Ms. Lien said that after storm No. 10, her family had to move the pigs to their old house to avoid flooding. Photo: Thien Thien
Hung Nhan Commune (Hung Nguyen) currently has hamlets 1 and 2 that are almost isolated by surrounding water. Mr. Trinh Cong Toan (hamlet 7, Hung Loi, Hung Nguyen) is currently raising dozens of pigs. Due to heavy rain, Mr. Toan's pig pen was heavily flooded, so Mr. Toan used a boat to gradually move the pigs up the Ta Lam dike. Photo: Thien ThienPhoto: Thien Thien
Ta Lam dyke was chosen by local people to temporarily shelter their livestock from floods. Photo: Thien Thien
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