Do not neglect flood prevention

People in Ca Gua hamlet, Tuyen Thanh commune, reinforce a cracked dike, water is leaking into the fields.

More than 8,100 hectares of rice are at risk of being affected by floods.

As of October 24, 2025, the Department of Agriculture and Environment recorded damage to 522 hectares of rice, of which more than 500 hectares were completely lost, more than 22 hectares were damaged by 50-60%; nearly 110 hectares of fruit trees were damaged almost 100%. The damaged localities are: Vinh Thanh, Vinh Chau, Vinh Hung, Tuyen Binh, Moc Hoa, Khanh Hung, Tan Hung,...

At the combined dike area of Ca No Electric Pumping Station in Tan Hung commune, there are 4 low dike sections, each section is 20-30m high, of which one section has broken, about 30m long. The locality has mobilized forces and surrounding people to reinforce and protect but could not fix it. The broken dike section caused the loss of 100ha of rice over 20 days old and nearly 8ha of fruit trees.

In Vinh Chau commune, floodwaters completely submerged more than 250 houses; more than 40 hectares of fruit trees were lost; more than 10 hectares of aquaculture were submerged in water; Provincial Road 837B, the East Bank of Ngang Canal Road and the West Bank of Ngang Canal Road were damaged, flooded, and collapsed.

Vice Chairman of Vinh Chau Commune People's Committee Mai Van Cam said: "For the traffic routes that were flooded, the Economic Department coordinated with the Commune Police to set up barriers to prohibit cars and three-wheelers from passing through. Particularly, the West Bank of Ngang Canal road was flooded for about 1,500m, the flood level was about 0.5-30cm, so traffic had to be temporarily suspended. This year's floods have greatly affected production and people's lives."

In the 2025 Autumn-Winter rice crop, the Thu Thua area (old) and localities in the Dong Thap Muoi region of the province sowed more than 74,200 hectares, of which 28,700 hectares were harvested; in the 2025-2026 Winter-Spring rice crop, 33,525 hectares were sown, mainly in the tillering stage. According to incomplete statistics, more than 8,100 hectares of rice are at risk of being affected by floods. In this situation, local authorities have focused all their efforts on reinforcing weak dykes, while people have proactively installed water pumps to save the rice.

Mr. Nguyen Van Duc (residing in Ca Gua hamlet, Tuyen Thanh commune) said: "For nearly 2 weeks, farmers have had to continuously use pumps to drain water from their fields. The cost of pumping water is about 2 million VND/ha. On October 25, a section of the dike cracked, and people contributed money to reinforce it, so this crop season has cost a lot of money, and farmers are just happy to break even."

Resolutely protect production areas

Faced with the unusual flood situation and production losses, the Provincial People's Committee organized many meetings to direct localities to increase patrols, inspections, and mobilize people's forces to protect weak dykes at risk of overflowing or breaking according to the "4 on-site" motto. Provincial People's Committee leaders and representatives of departments and branches organized many inspection teams to inspect the production situation and flood prevention and control in localities in the Dong Thap Muoi region. Thereby, the provincial leaders reminded some localities that were still negligent in flood prevention and control work, and at the same time commended many localities that did well.

Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh Lam said: "In recent days, localities have focused on reinforcing weak dykes that are at risk of affecting rice fields. However, all levels, sectors and people must not be negligent or subjective in the face of the situation where water levels continue to rise rapidly. The Provincial People's Committee requires localities to try to protect rice fields within the dyke area; must have a plan to deal with the situation when flood water levels continue to rise, absolutely must not be subjective or negligent".

“The Provincial People’s Committee will develop a strategy in the coming time on investment, dredging canals combined with reinforcing dykes to meet standards so that the next flood season will not be as difficult as this year. In particular, the Provincial People’s Committee directs the Department of Agriculture and Environment to have a specific plan and schedule, and at the same time, invest with focus and key points associated with high-tech agriculture. For households that have suffered damage, the Provincial People’s Committee directs the Department of Agriculture and Environment to review, evaluate and have support measures in accordance with regulations” - Mr. Nguyen Minh Lam added./.

Le Ngoc

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