People in the flooded area of Tuong Duong dig the soil to find each rice flower.
Dinh Tuan•October 7, 2024 15:28
The historic flood in early October buried many rice fields in Luong Minh commune (Tuong Duong). Taking advantage of the sunny weather, people went to the fields to dig up each rice flower, then brought them down to the stream to shake off the mud.
These days, farmers in Minh Thanh village, Luong Minh commune, Tuong Duong district are going to the fields to harvest the rice crop after the historic flood that just occurred in the area. Photo: Dinh TuanAccording to records, many rice fields were broken and buried in sand and soil by floodwaters. Regretting the effort of taking care of them, people had to dig through the sand and soil with their hands to find each rice flower. Photo: Dinh TuanPeople salvage what is left of the summer-autumn rice crop. Photo: Dinh TuanThe rice was broken and muddy, making harvesting very difficult. Photo: Dinh TuanMs. Lo Thi Loan, in Minh Thanh village, Luong Minh commune, said that when the rain stopped, she went to visit the fields and was heartbroken, everything was broken and buried in mud. She had to collect the remaining rice flowers to bring home, eat them if possible, or use them as food for pigs and chickens. Photo: Dinh TuanAfter harvesting, people bring the crops down to the stream to shake off the mud. Photo: Dinh TuanMr. Lo Van Na - Head of Minh Thanh village, Luong Minh commune said: "In the past few days, people in the village have been working together to harvest and help households that have suffered many losses. Photo: Dinh Tuan"We worked all season just waiting for harvest day, but the flood brought mud and soil to the fields, and this season was a total loss. Today, I harvested whatever I could, but I only estimated that I could harvest about 30% of the yield," said Ms. Vi Thi Chom, in Minh Thanh village, Luong Minh commune. Photo: Dinh TuanCleaned rice is dried right on the land by the stream before being brought home. Photo: Dinh Tuan
