Border guards help people harvest agricultural products to escape floods

On the morning of November 21, prolonged rain for many days along with the flood discharge of the Serepok 4 Hydropower Plant caused the water level in the downstream area to rise rapidly, causing widespread flooding in Buon Don commune.

According to records at 7 a.m., floodwaters have directly affected the lives and production of people in low-lying villages and hamlets such as Jang Lanh, Tri hamlet, Don hamlet, Ea Mar hamlet and Drang Phok.

Rising water flooded many garden areas and swept away some of people's household items.

The water rose rapidly, causing many fields to be flooded. Photo: Van Kieu

Preliminary statistics show that the total area of ​​flooded crops is about 21 hectares. Of which, the area of ​​annual crops is most severely affected with about 15 hectares, the remaining are 6 hectares of perennial crops (mainly fruit trees in home gardens). Among the flooded area, there is about 1 hectare of watermelons of people who are ready to harvest.

Faced with the urgent situation, on the morning of November 21, the Se Re Pok Border Guard Station, the Training and Mobile Battalion, in coordination with local authorities and units stationed in the area, mobilized maximum manpower to wade through the water, urgently supporting people to harvest melons and transport them to a safe place to avoid total loss.

Border guards join forces to help people harvest watermelons to escape the flood. Photo: Van Kieu

At present, due to the deep water level, it is not possible to accurately estimate the extent of property damage. The Border Guard and the Buon Don Commune authorities are continuing to maintain their forces in the area, closely monitoring the weather and flood developments to prepare response plans in case of any situation.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/an-ninh-quoc-phong/202511/bo-doi-bien-phong-giup-dan-thu-hach-nong-san-chay-lu-f130ae5/