Soldiers of the Missile Regiment immersed themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-prone area of Chuong My.

September 23, 2024 | 17:40

TPO - The slow receding floodwaters have left many rice paddies in My Luong commune (Chuong My district, Hanoi ) still submerged. To minimize damage, dozens of officers and soldiers from the Missile Regiment of Division 361 have gone to the fields to help the people harvest the rice.

In Chuong My, rice fields are completely flooded, and soldiers are wading through the water to help the locals harvest the rice.

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 1).

Due to the remnants of Typhoon No. 3, the Bui River's water level rose, causing severe flooding in the fields of My Luong commune (Chuong My district, Hanoi).

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 2).

Due to its low-lying terrain and location along the Bui River, floodwaters recede slowly in many areas of Chuong My district, averaging only about 10 cm per day, leaving entire rice fields submerged.

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 3).

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 4).

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 5).

By September 23rd, the water had receded by about one meter from its peak, and people were wading through waist-deep water to harvest young rice plants in an attempt to minimize damage.

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 6).

The fields of Khon Duy village, My Luong commune, have been submerged for the past two weeks. Many residents say that this is only the second time since 1971 that the Bui River has risen so high.

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 7).

Speaking to a reporter from Tien Phong newspaper, Lieutenant Colonel Dang Dinh Thinh, Deputy Political Commissar of Regiment 64/Division 361/Air Defense - Air Force, stationed in Dong Son commune, Chuong My district, said: "In fulfilling the task of coordinating with the Chuong My district military command to overcome the damage caused by typhoon No. 3, Regiment 64 has sent 50 officers and soldiers to the commune to help people harvest rice."

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 8).

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 9).

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 10).

Despite the rainy weather and the fact that many rice fields were flooded to a depth of over 1 meter, soldiers of the 64th Regiment/361st Division/Air Defense - Air Force Command still deployed to harvest rice to help the people.

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 11).

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 12).

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 13).

"The fields were completely flooded, forcing my family to harvest the unripe rice to salvage whatever we could. With the help of the soldiers, we're trying to finish harvesting today; if we wait any longer, we'll lose everything," Mr. Tam Thieu shared.

Soldiers from the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 14).

"My family owns a total of one acre of rice paddies, but there are only my wife and I living here. My wife is often ill, and our children have married and moved far away. Luckily, the soldiers helped us harvest the rice," Mr. Thieu added.

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 15).

Even though they knew the yield would be low, they still had to harvest it, otherwise the rice grains would sprout.

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 16).

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 17).

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment wade through water to harvest rice, helping people in the flood-stricken area of Chuong My (photo 18).

Taking advantage of the lull in the rain today, people are rushing back to the fields to harvest and move the unripe rice they've just salvaged ashore. Having been submerged in floodwaters for over ten days and harvested prematurely, the rice is only suitable as animal feed.