Heavy rains caused large areas of rice fields to be flattened.

Today, May 3rd, Bui Phuoc Trang, Head of the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, reported that this year's winter-spring rice crop in the province covered nearly 26,000 hectares. As of May 3rd, nearly 24,500 hectares had been harvested, reaching a rate of 95%. Due to heavy rain on the evening of May 2nd and the morning of May 3rd, many unharvested rice fields were flattened and flooded.

Heavy rains have caused many rice fields in Vinh Linh district to be flattened - Photo: LA

According to preliminary reports from local authorities, by noon on May 3rd, approximately 100 hectares of rice fields had been flattened due to heavy rain and strong winds. Since the rice was ripe, this could affect yield and quality; in particular, areas where the rice was flattened close to the ground will incur additional harvesting costs.

According to Mr. Trang, the forecast for the coming period indicates that the weather will continue to be complex with extreme weather phenomena such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and strong gusts of wind, posing a very high risk of lodging and flooding many unharvested rice fields.

To minimize damage caused by natural disasters, the Sub-Department of Plant Protection and Quarantine requests the People's Committees of districts, cities, and towns to direct and advise people to speed up the harvesting of winter-spring rice as soon as it ripens to limit damage caused by natural disasters and to implement summer-autumn crop production in a timely manner.

Mobilize manpower and machinery to harvest the remaining rice crop with the motto "better to harvest while the rice is still green than to let it ripen too much in the field," especially for areas where the rice has been flattened or flooded, in order to minimize the impact on yield and quality.

Le An

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/mua-lon-lam-nhieu-dien-tich-lua-bi-do-nga-185329.htm