Vinh market traders worried about business after heavy rain
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 9, after the floodwaters receded, traders at Vinh market gathered to clean up their goods and garbage to resume trading, but they were still worried about natural disasters, especially during the time of Tet.
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| The rain that lasted from the night of December 7 to the morning of December 8 caused severe flooding in Vinh city. The area behind the Vinh market's communal house was deeply flooded, and people's goods were soaked. Photo: Quang An. |
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| The heavy rain on December 8 caused severe flooding behind the Tay communal house in Vinh market. Early this morning (December 9), the Tay communal house traders were cleaning up to return to business in time. Photo: QA |
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| A small trader of Tay family's La Gim (Gem) goods opened his shop after a tiring day of transporting and placing his goods high. Nguyen Thi Ninh, the shop owner, sighed: The water rose so fast, I could only carry my goods and run, the goods below the water level were all damaged. Photo: QA |
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| Some households selling food were caught off guard when the water rose rapidly. Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet, a trader at Dinh Tay market in Vinh market, said: When the water rose, I had about 1 ton of food in the warehouse, but because of my old age and weak health, I could not transport it in time and had to helplessly watch the goods being flooded, estimating the damage at about 300 kg with an amount of about 4 million VND. Photo: QA |
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| Although the water level has receded, some households are still busy carrying goods to higher ground, fearing that it will rain more in the coming days, to avoid being caught off guard by sudden rain. Photo: QA |
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| The goods were wet, so the vendors had to dry them in the hope of being able to continue selling them. However, in low-lying areas like the West Communal House, most of the low-lying kiosks were heavily flooded and had to be removed. Photo: QA |
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| Many water-soaked items have sprouted and cannot be saved. Photo: QA |
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| Some traders decided to transport their goods home for preservation, not leaving them in Vinh market warehouses because many warehouses are currently severely degraded, leaky, damp, and at risk of collapsing at any time. Photo: QA |
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| The psychology of the people at Tay Communal House in Vinh Market - the lowest place at present - is still very confused because Tet is coming, which is the main business season but natural disasters are still unpredictable. Currently, people all want to speed up the upgrading of Tay Communal House in Vinh Market to be able to do business with peace of mind. In the photo: Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai, a rice and grain trader, decided to close her shop and bring her goods home because the warehouse was damp and could not be preserved. Photo: QA |
