Floods cause heavy damage to agricultural production in Don Duong

Hundreds of hectares of vegetables, flowers and short-term crops were flooded and eroded. Many greenhouses, irrigation systems and hydraulic works were severely damaged. Total initial damage was estimated at billions of VND, greatly affecting the lives and livelihoods of farmers here.

After the flood, farmers in Ka Do commune took advantage of the opportunity to go to their gardens to harvest agricultural products to minimize damage caused.

In D'Ran commune, heavy rains lasting from the afternoon of October 27 have caused widespread flooding and landslides in many areas. According to preliminary statistics from the commune People's Committee, more than 25 hectares of agricultural land were affected, many crop areas were completely damaged, with total estimated damage of over 1.18 billion VND. The damaged crops were mainly flowers, beans, tomatoes, bananas, persimmons and short-term vegetables. Among them, Ms. Touneh Ma Tina's family in Dimo A village was one of the most severely affected households.

The chrysanthemum garden of more than 5,000 square meters of Ms. Touneh Ma Tina, Dimo A village, D'Ran commune was submerged and severely damaged by floodwaters.

Ms. Touneh Ma Tina's chrysanthemum garden of more than 5,000 square meters, which was only about ten days before harvest, was deeply submerged in floodwaters. All the flowers had rotten roots and were broken. Many greenhouses collapsed, the automatic irrigation system and agricultural supplies were completely damaged. The family's damage was estimated at about 700 million VND, an amount beyond the ability of a small farmer to recover.

Many flower growing areas were tilted and flooded by floodwaters, making them unable to be sold, causing Ms. Touneh Ma Tina's family to suffer a loss of more than 700 million VND.

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We invested for half a year, preparing for the flower crop to pay off the debt and take care of our children’s education. In just one night, everything was submerged by floodwaters.
Ms. Touneh Ma Tina - farmer of D'Ran commune

Flower garden damaged by flood of Touneh Ma Tina's family

Immediately after the flood receded, the D'Ran commune authorities mobilized forces to urgently overcome the consequences. Mr. Truong Quang Kien, Vice Chairman of the D'Ran Commune People's Committee, said that the local authorities are urgently calculating the damage and coordinating with specialized agencies to complete the dossier to soon support the people. At the same time, the commune proposed investing in the internal drainage system and strengthening the canals to limit the recurrence of flooding every rainy season.

Many vegetable cultivation areas of farmers in Ka Do commune were submerged and severely damaged by flood waters.

Meanwhile, in Ka Do commune - a key vegetable production area of Don Duong district (old), heavy rain lasting for many hours caused floodwaters to rise, overflowing into the fields, sweeping away many areas of crops. According to Mr. Nguyen Huu Chi, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ka Do commune, more than 80 hectares of vegetables in the area were flooded, 8,000 square meters of greenhouses collapsed, many internal roads, canals, and irrigation works were seriously eroded. The total damage to the whole commune is estimated at billions of VND.

More than 3,000 square meters of land for growing herbs of Mr. Hoang Cong Hung's family in Lac Son village, Ka Do commune was swept away by floodwaters, leaving no possibility of recovering production.

In Lac Son village, Hoang Cong Hung’s family was one of the most severely affected. The flood that suddenly rose during the night swept away 3 sao of land growing herbs - the family’s main source of income. The entire irrigation system, motors, and water pipes were swept away and could not be restored.

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My family lives off a few acres of herbs. Each harvest is just enough to pay off debt and expenses. Now the land is gone, the crops are gone, years of hard work gone overnight.
Mr. Hoang Cong Hung - farmer of Lac Son village

Many intra-field roads in Ka Do commune were damaged, affecting people's travel and production.

Along with that, in the Kazam Dam area, Ka Do commune, about 30 households with more than 5 hectares of production land were also seriously affected. Many short-term vegetable areas were buried, thick mud was deposited, and internal traffic was cut off. The inter-village road connecting Ka Do Moi 2 - Lac Thanh was eroded nearly 200m, making travel and transportation of agricultural products difficult.

Faced with that situation, the Ka Do commune government mobilized militia, youth union members and local people to urgently overcome the consequences. Chairman of the Ka Do commune People's Committee Nguyen Huu Chi said that the commune is directing specialized departments to make detailed statistics of the damage to propose to superiors to provide emergency support to the people. At the same time, it recommended investing in a stream embankment system, upgrading drainage infrastructure, ensuring long-term sustainable production.

Comrade Luu Van Trung went to the field to inspect the damage caused by floods in D'ran commune. — Comrade Luu Van Trung, Deputy Secretary of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee, inspected the damage caused by floods in communes in the old Don Duong area.

During the recent floods, hundreds of hectares of crops were affected in the Don Duong area, and many traffic routes and irrigation works were damaged. As soon as the weather stabilized, local authorities mobilized local forces, quickly implemented initial remedial measures, and supported people to stabilize their lives.

In addition to immediate support, localities are proposing long-term investment in drainage systems, embankments to protect production areas along streams, and reinforcement of irrigation works. At the same time, they are guiding people to change crop structures, upgrade greenhouses, drainage ditches, and apply farming models adapted to climate change.

Comrade Luu Van Trung, Deputy Secretary of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee, presented 300 million VND in support to Ka Do commune to overcome the consequences of floods in the area.

On the fields that have just dried up, the people of D'Ran and Ka Do have started to build trellises and replant trees. There, drops of sweat are replacing tears, and rows of young vegetables are gradually covering the land that still has flood marks. The flood has passed, leaving behind many losses, but it has also awakened in the hearts of Don Duong farmers a tenacious vitality and faith in the new crop - when the soil revives and green returns to this highland.

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