Que Phong: Mobilizing forces to harvest rice to help people escape floods

Que Phong district mobilized forces to harvest rice to help people escape floods. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Heavy rain in recent days has damaged nearly 30 hectares of rice of the district's people.Que Phongflooded. In particular, the most severely affected is Tien Phong commune with an area of ​​nearly 20 hectares, concentrated in Dan village, Phuong Tien 1 village, Phuong Tien 2 village.

Due to the low-lying terrain, near rivers and streams, after the rain, people's rice is deeply submerged in water, along with buried rocks and soil. This is the main crop of the year for the people, the whole year's food depends on this spring crop.

In addition to mobilizing people, the district also arranged trucks to transport rice after harvest to help people. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Therefore, as soon as the sky cleared and the water receded, Que Phong district deployed forces including the Irrigation Branch, the District Agricultural Service Center, and vehicles to harvest and transport rice to help the people. The locality also mobilized over 100 people including the Militia, Youth Union, Women's Union, and Farmers' Association to harvest rice for households affected by flooding.

It is expected that about 5 hectares of rice will be harvested today. Ms. Hua Thi Lien, agricultural officerTien Phong commune“Helping people harvest in time before the next rains come is very important. Ripe rice, soaked in water for too long, will rot and germinate. However, due to the separation of rivers and streams, harvesting and transportation face many difficulties,” he said.

In other localities in the province, the authorities and people are also closely following weather developments and the level of waterlogging in the fields to promptly direct people to harvest; in many fields, where the water has not receded, people are being mobilized to focus on dredging canals.clear the flowto save rice, save crops.

Thanh Phuc