Over 600 hectares of corn in Nghe An were burned by the heat.

Farmers in Tan Long commune, Tan Ky district said that the entire spring corn field that was in the flowering stage, planted on the alluvial land along the Con River, was burned and could no longer be recovered.

In some corn fields in the communes of Minh Thanh and Thinh Thanh (Yen Thanh), which are in the stage of filling the grains, they are also affected.dry and burntMr. Nguyen Dinh Phong - Chairman of the People's Committee of Thinh Thanh commune said that last spring the whole commune planted about 10 hectares of corn. Based on the information from the grassroots, it was found that some corn areas were burnt and the locality will soon collect specific statistics.

According to data provided by the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, the total area of ​​summer-autumn corn planted in Nghe An is 3,682 hectares, reaching 30.18% of the plan. Currently, due to the impact of prolonged drought, 102 hectares of summer-autumn corn have been burned. Of which: Nghia Dan district has 100 hectares in the communes: Nghia Thinh 60 hectares, Nghia Thanh 15 hectares, Nghia Khanh 15 hectares, Nghia Phu 10 hectares; Yen Thanh district has 2 hectares in Minh Thanh commune.

In addition, the spring-summer corn area in Tan Ky district has also been burned down with an area of ​​503 hectares. Of which: Tan Long commune 230 hectares, Nghia Binh 40 hectares, Nghia Hop 120 hectares, Ky Tan 30 hectares, Nghia Dung 83 hectares.

Currently, localities continue to count the burnt area; the agricultural sector is also reviewing to assess and classify the damaged corn area./.