Continuous rain causes rice and fruit trees to fall and be damaged.

Many papaya fields of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Phan's family (Tay Hamlet, Long Phuoc Commune, Ba Ria City) were broken in half due to continuous thunderstorms over the past few days.

After heavy rains, the 5 sao of papaya trees that were being harvested of Mrs. Duong Thi Thao Le's family in Tay Hamlet, Long Phuoc Commune, Ba Ria City were broken in half and fell down in large numbers, with fallen fruits scattered all over the garden. Picking up each papaya on a wheelbarrow to feed the pigs, Mrs. Le said that this year the storms came early so the farmers did not have time to tie down the trees. "The papaya trees were about to be harvested but the rain broke them, almost completely lost, causing hundreds of millions of dong in damage," said Mrs. Le.

Not far away, the 2.5-hectare papaya garden of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Phan's family in Tay Hamlet was also 60% collapsed. The papayas that were ready to be picked and delivered to customers were crushed and bursting with sap, lying all over the garden. "Every year, the weather only rains and winds heavily at the end of June, but this year it's been so harsh. It's only the end of May but the continuous rain and thunderstorms have left fruit growers like us unable to react, causing heavy damage," Mrs. Phan shared.

Many newly planted Summer-Autumn rice fields of farmers in Tam An commune, Long Dat district were damaged by thunderstorms in recent days.

According to the Farmers' Association of Long Phuoc Commune, Ba Ria City, the thunderstorms of the past few days have damaged many areas of fruit trees such as papaya, banana, rambutan, and durian. Faced with this situation, the association has surveyed to understand the situation and reported to the commune.

Not only fruit trees, many newly planted Summer-Autumn rice fields in Tam An commune (Long Dat district) were also damaged. Mr. Huynh Ngoc Boi, a farmer at An Nhut Agricultural - Service Cooperative, said: "1.5 hectares of Summer-Autumn rice were just sown, so they are young and weak, the roots have not yet attached to the soil, and are easily damaged and washed away by continuous rain. Farmers have to wait for sunny weather to sow again."

Mr. Huynh Trong Chinh, Director of An Nhut Agricultural-Service Cooperative, informed that as of June 3, the area of damaged rice that had to be re-sown was about 20 hectares and about 40 hectares of rice was washed away.

According to the agriculture and environment sector, in the face of the above situation, the sector has directed localities to grasp the specific situation, count the damage to synthesize reports and have a treatment plan. At the same time, it recommends that people proactively prevent and combat natural disasters to limit damage in production.

Article and photos: DONG HIEU

Source: https://baobariavungtau.com.vn/kinh-te/202506/mua-lien-tuc-khien-lua-cay-an-trai-gay-do-hu-hai-1044319/