Urgently restore production after the storm

Storm No. 13 has caused heavy damage to the fisheries industry, especially marine farming households in Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces. Local authorities, farmers, and fishermen...

Storm No. 13 has caused heavy damage to the aquaculture industry, especially to marine farming households in Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces. Local authorities, farmers, fishermen and traders are rushing to overcome the consequences, bringing production and business back to the same pace as before the storm.

Xuan Dai Bay in Xuan Dai ward (Dak Lak province) is a place with a vibrant marine farming industry with close proximity to aquatic and seafood cages.

However, after the storm, this place was devastated, a series of rafts, boats, and watchtowers of the people were swept away by the waves, causing damage. Mr. To Sy Hoai, a local resident, said that his family had 2 rafts for aquaculture .

Before storm No. 13, the family promptly moved the lobsters to a safe place, leaving only some other aquatic products on the raft. When the storm hit, all the cages, rafts, and watchtowers were swept away by the waves, causing an estimated loss of nearly 30 million VND. The family is trying to restore the cages and rafts to continue farming.

According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Fisheries and Islands, Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dak Lak province, the total number of damaged cages is about 54,000 cages, with a preliminary estimated damage value of about 1,900 billion VND (damage rate of about 30%).

According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Fisheries and Islands, Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dak Lak province, the total number of damaged cages is about 54,000 cages, with a preliminary estimated damage value of about 1,900 billion VND (damage rate of about 30%).

Chairman of the People's Committee of Song Cau Ward (Dak Lak) Vo Ngoc Thach said that storm No. 13 caused serious damage to about 70 boats (of fishermen in Song Cau Ward and Xuan Dai Ward) anchored to take shelter from the storm in the Vung Chao area.

The locality is continuing to count and support the people with towing vehicles to help with boats. In addition, 60-70% of the local people's cages in the ward were damaged after the storm, including 1,600 lobster cages.

At the boat anchorage area in Vung Chao, dozens of large and small boats were partially or completely damaged by waves and storm winds. Mr. Truong Dinh Trung (Song Cau ward) said that although the boat was brought into the anchorage area, after the storm, the boat was punctured and the engine was broken, causing hundreds of millions of dong in damage.

Currently, people are trying to overcome the consequences and restore production as soon as possible.

According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control ( Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ), by the morning of November 9, storm No. 13 and its circulation had damaged more than 54,300 aquaculture cages, of which Dak Lak province suffered the most damage, about 54,000 cages; Gia Lai province more than 300 cages. A total of 18 hectares of shrimp and fish farming were damaged, 99 ships were sunk or damaged by waves.

The Fishing Port Management Board (Department of Agriculture and Environment) of Gia Lai province said that storm No. 13 with strong gusts of wind and heavy rain damaged many structures at fishing ports; most notably Quy Nhon Fishing Port with the aquatic product classification buildings having their roofs blown off, all trusses and purlins blown away, with an estimated area of ​​about 3,000 square meters.

Ms. Le Thi Diem, a seafood trader at Quy Nhon Fishing Port, said that due to damaged structures and goods being swept away by the storm, there is no way to trade anymore; she hopes that the authorities will soon support the repair of the seafood sorting area so that people can trade again.

Lobster cages and rafts of people in Song Cau ward, Dak Lak province were washed ashore by storms and waves, causing heavy damage to farmers.

The storm also caused heavy damage to De Gi Fishing Port and Nhon Ly Fishing Port (Gia Lai). The aquatic product classification buildings, electricity and water systems, operating houses, and fishing gear storage houses were completely damaged.

Director of the Fishing Port Management Board Dao Xuan Thien said that the damage caused by the storm at the fishing ports of Quy Nhon, De Gi, and Nhon Ly is estimated at about 20 billion VND. If not resolved soon, it will greatly affect the seafood trading activities of fishermen.

The Management Board has sent a document requesting the Department of Agriculture and Environment to submit to the Provincial People's Committee a temporary funding source for the unit to repair the electricity and water system and the classification house area, serving the exploitation and circulation of aquatic products.

Timely financial support to overcome the consequences is considered an urgent solution to help people soon stabilize their lives and restore production after the storm.

Timely financial support for disaster recovery is considered an urgent solution to help people quickly stabilize their lives and restore production after the storm. The People's Committee of Dak Lak province has just decided to provide financial support for disaster recovery caused by storm No. 13 in the province, adding 35 billion VND from the provincial budget reserve in 2025 to support communes and wards that suffered heavy damage. There are 17 communes and wards in the eastern part of the province that received support.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is urgently directing and guiding localities to synchronously deploy measures to overcome consequences and restore agricultural production; at the same time, promptly count the damage, coordinate with relevant agencies to resolve, according to their authority, the recommendations of localities on support for materials, chemicals, and breeds to ensure environmental sanitation and restore production in the fisheries sector in the fastest time.

In addition to resources from the Central Government, organizations, businesses, and philanthropists have also proactively connected, mobilized resources, and supported people in flood-affected areas. The timely cooperation and sharing of material and spiritual resources has contributed to deeply demonstrating the tradition of humanity and solidarity of the people, who wholeheartedly turn to the storm-affected areas.

LE QUAN-TUONG QUAN

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