On the afternoon of September 26th, heavy rains flooded and damaged over 12 hectares of VietGAP-certified vegetables belonging to the Vinh Xuan Agricultural Service and General Cooperative in Hung Dong commune, resulting in losses exceeding 70%.
Ms. Nguyen Thanh Tra, residing in Vinh Xuan hamlet, Hung Dong commune, said: "After the heavy rain on September 25th and 26th, our family's vegetable garden was basically damaged. Because of the rain forecast, I went out to harvest some of the vegetables, and by yesterday morning only a small area of cabbage was damaged. But in the afternoon, the rain was so heavy that the sprouts were completely submerged. My husband and I worked together to pull them out, and we managed to salvage a small amount."
For the past few years, this vegetable growing area has been frequently flooded. According to Ms. Nguyen Thanh Tra, even short rains can last all day, while longer rains can take 3-5 days for the water to recede completely.
According to Mr. Vo Thanh Nam, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Dong commune: The entire commune has 15 hectares of vegetable fields, of which the flooded area is mainly in the concentrated vegetable growing area, while the remaining more than 3 hectares in people's gardens are less affected. "The heavy rain was continuous, and the Nghi Kim-Nghi Van canal system is still under construction, so the water drained slowly. On the evening of September 26th, the commune hired an excavator to clear the soil and unclog the canals to speed up water drainage, so the flooding situation has been temporarily resolved," Mr. Vo Thanh Nam said.
As the locality with the largest area of winter crops damaged in the province, by the afternoon of September 26th, Dien Chau district had 330 hectares of corn, peanuts, and vegetables flooded.
On the morning of September 27th, although there were no official figures yet, according to Mr. Vo Anh Khoa - Deputy Head of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of the district, the area of affected crops had increased significantly. Some communes, such as Dien Hoang, had 140 hectares flooded, an increase of 70 hectares compared to yesterday afternoon; Dien Hung commune saw an increase from 35 hectares of corn flattened to 60 hectares of corn and 10 hectares of vegetables; Dien Hai commune had 65 hectares of corn flattened… The affected corn crop was mainly in the 7-8 leaf to tasseling stage; although not completely destroyed, the yield will be negligible.
The current difficulty in Dien Chau district is that due to high tides, the drainage system has to be closed at many times to prevent saltwater intrusion, affecting the drainage of agricultural land.
According to preliminary reports from the People's Committees of districts, towns, and cities, heavy rains have affected agricultural production.
According to a summary from the Nghe An Provincial Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection as of the end of September 26th, over 372 hectares of crops including corn, peanuts, and various vegetables were flooded or flattened. The affected areas were mainly in Dien Chau district (330 hectares), Thanh Chuong (16.5 hectares), Vinh city (12 hectares), and Do Luong (9 hectares)... Since the summer-autumn rice crop had already been harvested, there were no reported losses to the rice crop at this time.
Local authorities are currently focusing on mitigating and minimizing damage caused by the floods.
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