Hundreds of hectares of rice and crops about to be harvested in Nghe An collapsed after heavy rain
(Baonghean.vn) - After the rain and strong winds that lasted from the evening of May 13 to the early morning of May 14, hundreds of hectares of rice and corn ready for harvest in Nam Dan and Thanh Chuong districts (Nghe An) collapsed on a large scale. From early morning, people rushed to the fields to save their crops.
| Rice and corn fell down after heavy rain. Clip: Quang An |
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On the night of May 13 and early morning of May 14, heavy rain fell in Nam Dan and Thanh Chuong districts. The rain and thunderstorms caused many areas of rice that were about to be harvested to collapse and be flooded. Photo: Quang An |
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From 6am on May 14, Mr. Phan Van Hoa and his wife in Hong Thai hamlet, Nam Thai commune (Nam Dan) rushed to the fields to save the rice. Looking at the collapsed and flooded fields, he could not help but feel heartbroken. Mr. Hoa said: "My family has 5 sao of spring rice, and when it was about to be harvested, heavy rain and strong winds caused 3 sao to collapse completely. Photo: Quang An |
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| Due to flooding, it is impossible to hire a harvester, so people have to go to the fields to harvest by hand. If the rice is left flooded for too long, the damage will be even greater. Photo: Quang An |
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| Not only rice but also many corn fields in the harvest period were also damaged. In the photo: Corn fields in Trung Long hamlet, Thanh Yen commune (Thanh Chuong) were severely damaged after last night's rain. Photo: Quang An |
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| Mr. Bui Van Hong in Thanh Yen commune sadly said: "Nearly 2 sao of my family's corn has been completely destroyed. Now we can only cut it down to feed the cows...". Photo: Quang An |
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| Mr. Tran Phi Hung - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Chuong district said: Recently, there have been many unusual weather phenomena, in which the rain accompanied by strong winds last night and this morning caused damage to many corn and rice areas. We are currently advising people to focus on harvesting fallen and waterlogged rice with the motto "green at home is better than old in the field". For corn areas, try to harvest the areas that are ready for harvest. For completely fallen trees that are not yet ready for harvest, use them as animal feed or import them to dairy companies to minimize damage. Photo: Quang An |