La River mussel village strives to restore production after floods

(Baohatinh.vn) - More than 70 households making clams on the banks of La River (Duc Minh Commune, Ha Tinh) are actively repairing infrastructure and equipment, gradually restoring production after storm No. 10.

After nearly half a month, the mussel raking village in Ben Hen hamlet (Duc Minh commune) still has the "aftershocks" of storm No. 10.

The storm and the flood caused by the storm's circulation submerged the entire system of houses, farm tools, damaged power lines, processing areas, boats...

Many shacks had their roofs completely blown off. Amidst the chaotic scene, Ben Hen villagers are gradually cleaning up, renovating, and rearranging facilities, and repairing damaged equipment to soon stabilize production.

Mr. Le Kim Thu (Ben Hen village, Duc Minh commune) shared: " When the floodwaters rose, my shack was completely submerged, so most of my belongings were swept away by the water, and the electrical system was damaged. My family is focusing on repairing the electrical system, gradually renovating the shack, the wood stove, and buying more farming tools to return to production as usual ."

Living on the banks of the La River, the people of Ben Hen village are used to flooding. However, storm No. 10 brought strong winds and rising waters, and many equipment, farming tools, and fuel for production were swept away by the flood.

The stove system was soaked in water for many days, rotten, soft and collapsed. The households took the opportunity to repair and rebuild to ensure sturdiness and solidity during use.

Farm tools torn by storms are also meticulously mended by people.

Ms. Le Thi Hoa (Ben Hen village) said: " My family just spent more than 10 million VND to buy new nets for the job; the cost of repairing the furnace, the roof, buying firewood, repairing the electricity... also amounted to millions of VND. However, everyone encouraged each other, together cleaned up, renovated, and restored the daily production rhythm. Because, keeping the job is also preserving the soul of the countryside, preserving the characteristics of the La River mussel village ."

Mr. Le Quoc Trung (far right) - head of Ben Hen village said: " The village has 73 households working as clam rakers on the La River. This is a traditional profession, contributing to the main income for the people, at the same time creating ingredients to process specialty dishes that attract diners to visit and experience. Immediately after the storm passed, the village executive committee directly grasped the situation, mobilized people to quickly clean up and clean up the environment. Currently, the recovery work has reached about 60-70%, it is expected that in the next few weeks, all activities will return to normal ."

Although it is inevitable that people in Ben Hen village will have to endure worries and hardships due to the "aftershocks" of the big storm, these days, normal life has begun to return to normal for the people of Ben Hen village.

At night, the image of mothers and aunts cleaning mussels on the peaceful riverbank brings a sense of peace after a series of stormy days. The craft village seems to have gradually "revived"...

After storm No. 10, Duc Minh Commune People's Committee directed and guided people to proactively overcome the damage early to quickly stabilize their lives and maintain the production rhythm. At La River clam raking craft village, we coordinated with the police and military forces to support people in rebuilding their huts; mobilized medical forces to spray disinfectants, ensuring environmental hygiene. Determining that the craft village is not only of economic significance but also a unique cultural beauty of the locality, Duc Minh Commune People's Committee is developing a plan to have appropriate and long-term support policies to help people feel secure in production.

Mr. Phan Tuan Anh - Deputy Head of Economic Department, People's Committee of Duc Minh Commune

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