Yen Thanh overcomes more than 500 hectares of spring rice flooded by heavy rain

Present at Long Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district on the morning of May 13, we witnessed many areas of rice fields being flooded, some areas of green rice were submerged in water.

Farmers in Long Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) are actively replanting fallen rice fields to minimize damage. Photo: Van Truong

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhung in Hamlet 6, Long Thanh Commune shared: My family planted 3 sao of rice with full grains, but due to heavy rain, 100% of the rice fell down. We mobilized 4 people to use banana ropes and straw ropes to tie 3-4 clumps of rice together into a tripod shape to make the plants stand.

According to Ms. Nhung, this spring rice crop is expected to yield 3.8 - 4 quintals/sao, but due to rice falling over, the yield is likely to decrease to only 2.5 - 3 quintals/sao.

Many ripe rice fields in Nhan Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) were flooded. Photo: Van Truong

Long Thanh commune planted over 350 hectares of spring rice, but heavy rain and strong winds caused over 50 hectares to collapse. The commune is directing hamlets to actively plant rice and dredge canals to drain water to save the rice and minimize yield losses.

Mr. Nguyen Van Duong - Head of Yen Thanh Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said: This spring crop, Yen Thanh planted over 12,000 hectares of rice, the heavy rain on the evening of May 11 caused over 500 hectares of spring rice in Yen Thanh to fall down, potentially affecting productivity. Communes with large areas of fallen rice include Long Thanh, Cong Thanh, Nam Thanh, Bac Thanh...

People in Long Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) dredged canals to drain floodwaters and save damaged rice. Photo: Van Truong

Faced with the above situation, the District People's Committee has directed communes with flooded rice areas to urgently mobilize forces to clear the flow of the drainage canal system, drain water in the fields, prepare materials to plant rice, and avoid empty grains.

In the coming time, the weather is forecast to have many complicated developments. The People's Committee of Yen Thanh district requires agricultural officers of communes to regularly visit fields, proactively check fields, regulate water properly, and guide farmers to promptly prevent incidents from occurring.

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