(Baonghean.vn) - Floodwaters have flooded many fields in Yen Thanh, causing field mice to scramble for shelter. This is an opportunity for people to go to the fields to catch mice for food during the rainy and flooded days.
Some pictures of people hunting field mice in the middle of vast silver water.
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| Fields in Cong Thanh commune, Bao Thanh... Yen Thanh district were deeply submerged in water after a night of heavy rain. Local people went out to the fields to hunt rats. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Mice swim into bushes and clumps of water hyacinth, so they are easy to spot. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| There are young men who accept to soak themselves in deep water to catch rats. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| A mouse tried to swim to shore but could not escape the sight of the mouse "hunters". Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| The mouse was caught alive by a young man. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| A young man shows off his "spoils of war" after a while of "hunting" flood rats in the fields. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Taking advantage of the rain and floods to catch rats not only turns them into "special" dishes but also helps protect crops, as the field rats are increasingly thriving. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Xuan Hoang
