Nghe An: Thousands of hectares of crops flooded

(Baonghean.vn) - Heavy rain over the past two days has caused thousands of hectares of crops in Nghe An to be flooded.

* In Dien Chau,According to preliminary statistics from the district's Department of Agriculture, the area of ​​winter crops flooded is 2,200 hectares out of a total of 4,900 hectares planned for planting. The area of ​​winter crops on the 2-rice land has been almost completely flooded, with about 300 hectares of corn and 80 hectares of various vegetables. In particular, the communes with the most flooding include: Dien Loi, Dien Thinh, Dien An due to poor drainage in this area.

Many areas of rice fields in Dien Chau are submerged in water (Photo: Quang An)

Many areas of winter sweet potato cultivation in Dien Cat were flooded (Photo: Quang An)

Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dien Chau district said: The district has directed the communes to report data on the area of ​​flooded crops to the district, deploy the collection of agricultural waste and promptly dredge canals to drain water. At the same time, localities are required to regularly monitor and update the weather situation to have coping methods to ensure the safety of people and crops and livestock.

Corn fields on the two-crop land in My Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district are flooded (Photo: Xuan Hoang)

*In Yen Thanh district,By early this afternoon, the measured rainfall was 300 mm, the area of ​​winter crops flooded increased to more than 1,000 hectares. Currently, it continues to rain heavily, the water level on the rivers is rising, the fields in the area are being submerged deeper in water.

In Thanh Chuong, up to this point, the rain has flooded 170 hectares of ponds, 406 hectares of winter corn and vegetables. In addition, the floods have also damaged 2 bridges and 100 meters of irrigation canals.

Heavy rain from early morning until now, in Quynh Luu district, nearly 1,000 hectares of crops have been flooded, including more than 800 hectares of vegetables in the Bai Ngang area, the rest is winter corn on double-rice land.

Many fields in Quynh Luu were turned into rivers, submerging thousands of hectares of winter crops (Photo: Nhu Thuy)

*Quynh Luu DistrictDirect the agricultural sector to coordinate with the Irrigation Enterprise to actively visit fields to promptly have plans to adjust water flow and drainage for flooded areas; at the same time, request communes and towns to take advantage of dry and rainy weather to mobilize people to carry out irrigation and drainage work.

To reduce damage to crops, on the afternoon of October 15, when the rain subsided, farmers in heavily flooded communes such as Quynh Yen, Quynh Van, Quynh Giang, Quynh Dien... urgently brought tools to the fields to clear the flow and build embankments to drain the water to save crops.

* As of noon on October 15,whole Hung Nguyen district115 hectares of late-season rice in the communes of Hung Tay, Hung Yen Bac, Hung Yen Nam... were flooded; 65 hectares of squash in the communes of Hung Tan, Hung Long, Hung Linh... were damaged by over 70%; 150 hectares of winter corn were also damaged by over 70% in the communes of Hung Yen, Hung Long, Hung Xa, Hung Chien, Hung Thang...; Vegetables were flooded, damaging 115.5 hectares.

Phuc Dien spillway in Hung Tay commune (Hung Nguyen) is deeply submerged in water, cutting off traffic.

In addition, 127 hectares of fish farming in the third crop suffered over 70% damage; about 250 hectares of specialized fish farming suffered damage; More than 2,500 m of irrigation canals were eroded. Many roads were flooded and damaged.

Hung Nguyen district directed localities to actively dredge sewers, use drainage pumps in Hung Dao and Hung Chau communes to continuously pump to drain water. At the same time, coordinate with Ben Thuy sluice gate to be on duty, regulate water to drain in a timely manner, minimizing damage to people's production. Communes closely monitor water levels in dams to proactively regulate water in a timely manner.

* According to initial statistics of Nghi Loc Department of Agriculture, heavy rains have submerged more than 3,500 hectares of summer-autumn rice; 1,500 hectares of corn; 437 hectares of peanuts and 300 hectares of winter-spring vegetables in the district. The flooded areas are mainly concentrated in the communes of Nghi My, Nghi Lam, Nghi Yen, Nghi Hung, Nghi Kieu... and some roads in the area of ​​Tan Giai bridge, Nghi Lam, My Hoa hamlet, Nghi My, Tam Da hamlet, Nghi Hung... are cut off.

Some roads in Nghi Loc were deeply flooded.

Faced with that situation, the Nghi Loc District People's Committee directed specialized departments to closely follow the grassroots, coordinate with localities to clear the flow of small rivers and canals, and assign forces to be on duty at flooded roads and points to guide people to cross safely. For dams, it is necessary to be on duty and stick to the posts to monitor and adjust the water level to ensure the safety of the dam.

According to statistics from the provincial Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, by early afternoon on October 15, the whole province had more than 21,000 hectares of crops flooded. Of which, 13,000 hectares were winter corn, the remaining area was vegetables and other crops.

Currently, heavy rain continues, so the risk of flooded crop areas is forecast to increase.

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