Heavy rain and flood discharge caused deep flooding of agricultural land, farmers suffered heavy losses.

On November 11, many farming households in Chau Pha and Ho Tram communes (HCMC) reported that the heavy rain that lasted from the evening of November 10 to the morning of November 11 combined with the reservoir's flood discharge caused dozens of hectares of agricultural land to be deeply flooded, causing serious damage.

Dozens of hectares of crops of farmers in Chau Pha commune (HCMC) were submerged in water. Photo: QUANG VU

In Chau Pha commune, many vegetable fields were submerged, with estimated average damage per sao reaching 40-50 million VND.

In Ho Tram commune, hundreds of hectares of newly sown rice were also heavily flooded due to the impact of flood discharge from Song Hoa lake and heavy rain.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Nhung, Chairman of the Farmers’ Association of Ho Tram Commune, said: “Currently, the rice is in milk and flowering. If it is flooded for just a few hours, the whole crop will be lost.”

The rice growing area of ​​Ho Tram commune farmers has turned into a river, causing farmers to lose everything. Photo: QUANG VU

Faced with the above situation, the Department of Agriculture and Environment is directing localities to urgently count the damage, compile reports to have timely support measures.

It is forecasted that in the coming days, the eastern part of Ho Chi Minh City will continue to have heavy rain. Authorities advise people to proactively prevent flooding, protect agricultural production, and minimize damage caused by natural disasters.

QUANG VU

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/mua-lon-va-xa-lu-gay-ngap-sau-dat-nong-nghiep-nong-dan-thiet-hai-nang-post822928.html