Vinh City's famous vegetable growing area wiped out after heavy rain

QA• September 19, 2020 08:04

(Baonghean.vn) - Storm No. 5 caused heavy damage to Vinh Xuan vegetable area, Hung Dong commune, the most famous in Vinh city.

The vegetable production area of Vinh Xuan hamlet, Hung Dong commune has a total production area of 13.5 ha/17.9 ha with a total of 70 households directly producing year-round. This is a long-standing vegetable production area in Vinh city. However, due to the impact of storm No. 5 with heavy rain and strong winds, some vegetable fields were flooded. Photo: QA

Tarpaulins covering vegetable beds were blown down by strong winds. Photo: QA

Many areas of sweet cabbage that were in the harvest period were completely crushed. Ms. Nguyen Thi Mui, a vegetable grower, said: "At first, we followed the information that the storm was coming to the Hue area, so we did not cover it much, but unexpectedly the rain and wind became stronger and stronger, many rows of vegetables were completely crushed...". Photo: QA.

Kale is grown mostly in Hung Dong area. This is a short-term crop and brings regular income, but now most of the kale area has been wiped out after storm No. 5. Photo: QA

From early morning, people rushed to the fields to re-erect the tarps covering the fields, using the support bars to make them more secure. Photo: QA

Some winter vegetable beds were flooded and had to have their tarps removed to drain the water in time. Photo: QA

In addition to overcoming the consequences, vegetable growers are also rushing to harvest the remaining vegetable area to save capital and avoid damage. Photo: QA