Heavy rain, hundreds of hectares of rice were locally flooded

June 24, 2015 20:54

(Baonghean.vn) - On the night of June 23 and early morning of June 24, due to prolonged heavy rain, some localities in Hoang Mai town were seriously flooded, many crop areas and some traffic routes were flooded and blocked.

Cánh đồng trở thành biển nước
Many fields in Hoang Mai turned into seas of water

Rice fields in Quynh Thien ward, Quynh Di ward, Quynh Xuan ward, and Quynh Trang commune are also flooded.

Quynh Vinh commune (Hoang Mai town) suffered the most serious flooding, 206 hectares of rice were flooded, many rice fields were submerged in water, in many places the water was nearly 1 meter deep.

Mr. Vu Le Hung - Chairman of Quynh Vinh commune said: "We have mobilized excavators and militia to dig canals to drain the water. Currently, we have saved 100 hectares of water, the remaining 100 hectares are submerged in water."

Người dân đang tìm cách tháo nước
People are trying to drain the water.

The cause of severe flooding is due to large amounts of rain, combined with poor drainage systems.

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