Nghe An: Hundreds of hectares of rice submerged in water, traffic landslides
(Baonghean.vn) - After heavy rain on the night of May 21, many localities in the province were severely affected. The biggest damage was to agricultural production when rice was submerged in water; crops were broken and rotten.
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| Many rice fields in Cao Son commune (Anh Son) are submerged in water. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Heavy rain on May 20 and 21 caused flooding in many localities in Anh Son district.Especially the communes along the Lam River were heavily flooded, many rice fields were submerged in water, ponds, dams, and fish cages suffered considerable losses. Among them, Cao Son commune was the most severely affected. According to statistics, many rice fields during harvest season of the people (190 hectares) were completely submerged, filled with mud and soil; 30 hectares of ponds were flooded, fish spilled out.
“Currently, people have only harvested 50/240ha of rice, the unharvested area is submerged in water. Saving the rice is “force majeure” when drainage is difficult due to the current high water level on the Lam River. The government is coordinating with the people to closely monitor the weather, mobilizing people to use boats to help each other harvest as the water recedes.
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| Waiting for the flood to recede, the commune will mobilize all forces to help people harvest rice. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Characteristics ofCao Son commune"We can only produce spring rice, which is what people depend on for their food for the whole year. If it continues to rain and the rice is lost, people's lives will be very difficult," said Mr. Hoang Ngoc Dung - Vice Chairman of Cao Son Commune People's Committee.
Thanh My (Thanh Chuong)localized flooding due to heavy rain, accordingly,245 hectares of rice were flooded, the rice collar was submerged; a lot of corn was broken and felled. In particular, many concrete roads were eroded, filled up, and severely damaged.
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| Steep terrain, many streams, and heavy rain caused serious landslides on many concrete roads in Thanh My (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Currently, the locality is organizing inspection teams to review and count the damage; mobilizing forces to repair landslides to serve people's travel. At the same time, people are encouraged to quickly harvest rice when the water recedes; for broken corn, if it can be repaired, they will plant trees and mound the roots; if it cannot be repaired, they will harvest the plants as animal feed.
20/30 hectares of melons and watermelons of Nghi Long commune people (Nghi Loc)continuously damaged by unseasonal rains. Ms. Vo Thi Van, an agricultural officer of Nghi Long commune, said: “Spring cropThis year, people planted cantaloupe and watermelon later than previous years.
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| 20/30 hectares of watermelon and cantaloupe in Nghi Long commune (Nghi Loc) were heavily flooded. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Currently, the entire melon area is producing young fruit, some areas will be ready for harvest in about 10-15 days. However, after the last two rains, 20 hectares of melons were flooded, the mud caused root rot, wilted plants; many areas of green melons and young melons were crushed and rotten. In the near future, if the sun is strong and the temperature is high, the risk of the melon plants dying is very high; farmers will likely lose everything, with estimated losses of 6 billion VND.
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| People use drainage pumps to save melon plants. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Currently in the melon fields, people are trying to use pumps to drain water, dredge ditches, and clear banks to save the melon plants.