The peach blossom village of Nhật Tân is covered in a brown hue after the storm and floods.

Hanoi - The flooding following Typhoon Yagi has submerged and killed thousands of peach trees in Nhat Tan peach village (Tay Ho district, Hanoi).

Ms. Nguyen Thi Cau (73 years old, Nhat Tan ward, Tay Ho district) helplessly watches her trees die after the flood. Photo: Nhat Minh

After days of rising floodwaters, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Cau (73 years old, Nhat Tan ward, Tay Ho district) helplessly watched her peach orchard gradually die due to waterlogging. Mrs. Cau said she has 8 plots of land with a total area of ​​over 2,000 square meters, planted with about 1,000 peach trees, but after the major flood, she lost almost everything. “I will monitor them for another week or so; those that survive can be replanted, but those that die or wither will have to be discarded,” Mrs. Cau said. In late August and early September, Mrs. Cau had begun inspecting and pruning the peach trees, waiting for the day to sell them, but after the major flood, almost all the trees died. “Three months ago, I also bought 300 more peach trees to serve people during Tet. But because they were newly planted and not yet strong, they were severely waterlogged after the recent flood,” Mrs. Cau lamented.

Ms. Cau inspects the peach trees that survived the storm. Photo: Nhat Minh

Not far away, the family of Ms. Tran Thi Hoa (56 years old, Nhat Tan ward, Tay Ho district) also suffered about 80% damage to their peach trees, mainly the "huyen" variety. Ms. Hoa said that this was the biggest storm and flood she had ever seen since she started growing peach trees. "Some of the peach trees I've planted for 5-6 years were still healthy, but after the recent storm, they all died," Ms. Hoa said. Currently, Ms. Hoa and many workers are inspecting and digging up the damaged peach trees to discard them, and then planting a new batch of peach trees. "We depended on the peach orchard all year, and now the farmers have lost everything," Ms. Hoa lamented. According to Lao Dong newspaper on September 15th, after the heavy rain and floods, many orchards in Nhat Tan peach village (Tay Ho district, Hanoi) suffered severe damage. Thousands of peach trees, carefully tended and prepared for the Lunar New Year, are now submerged and withered. Many varieties of peach trees, such as the "huyền" peach and "thất thốn" peach, were submerged by floodwaters. The closer to the Red River, the more severe the situation became. Local traders had to dig up the dead, waterlogged trees, dry them, and then burn them.

The peach orchards of local people withered and died after the floodwaters receded. Photo: Nhat Minh

Small traders are digging up dead peach trees to replace them with new ones. Photo: Nhat Minh

The scene of devastation in Nhat Tan peach blossom village (Tay Ho district, Hanoi) after the recent storms. Photo: Nhat Minh

A row of trees has completely died after being submerged by the flood. Photo: Nhat Minh

According to a report from Hanoi City, 11,678 hectares of crops across the city were flooded and damaged, the largest amount of crop damage among localities in Northern Vietnam. Meanwhile, according to a report from the People's Committee of Nhat Tan Ward, rising water levels on the Red River caused approximately 25.5 hectares of riverside land to be flooded. This includes 12 hectares in the Red River embankment area, 8.5 hectares in the area auctioned for land use rights for agricultural production, and 5 hectares of agricultural land belonging to local households. Notably, about 20,000 peach trees were submerged.

Laodong.vn

Source: https://laodong.vn/ban-doc/lang-dao-nhat-tan-phu-kin-mot-mau-nau-sau-bao-lu-1394656.ldo