People in the kumquat 'capital' Tu Lien wade through water to save trees

11/09/2024 | 21:00

TPO - The Red River's water level rose too quickly, completely submerging kumquat orchards and flooding residential areas, forcing hundreds of families to evacuate on September 11th.

According to our reporter's observations, on the afternoon of September 11th, the Red River's water level rose, flooding residential areas on Tu Lien Street (Tu Lien Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi ), causing hundreds of households in the area to hastily evacuate.

The checkpoint was set up at the beginning of Tu Lien Street, right near Au Co Street.

Many people gathered at the beginning of Tu Lien Street to assist residents in evacuating.

Locals say the residential area is deeply flooded, with some sections submerged to nearly 1 meter, while the Tu Lien kumquat garden is completely underwater in the Red River.

Ms. Hoang Phuong Thao (alley 56, Tu Lien Street) said she has lived here for nearly 20 years, but has never seen such a major flood. "Last night, the floodwaters reached our house. At that time, my whole family just quickly gathered our belongings to move upstairs. Today, I sent my children to my grandmother's house, and now I'm going back to get things to move," Ms. Thao shared.

"If the water level rises above 1 meter, my house will be severely flooded, so the whole family is rushing to move our belongings to higher ground. The water is rising so fast, we're just busy cleaning up. We've already moved things out so many times since this morning," said a resident living on Tu Lien Street.

Pets were taken by residents during the evacuation.

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People are rushing to move their belongings to places that are not flooded.

The water was over a meter deep, yet many vehicles still attempted to cross.

According to the Northern Delta and Mid-Northern Region Hydrometeorological Station, at 8:00 AM today, September 11th, the water level on the Red River in Hanoi was 10.92m (0.42m above alarm level 2); the water level on the Duong River at Thuong Cat was 10.27m (0.27m above alarm level 2).

Many people used tarpaulins, mats, large signs, etc., to block the flow of water into their homes.

Water flooded into the kindergarten on Tu Lien Street.

The Tứ Liên kumquat garden (Tây Hồ district), a major supplier of ornamental kumquats to Hanoi, was submerged in water and suffered heavy damage.

The kumquat garden was flooded.

People waded through the deep water, using bricks, jars, and shelves to elevate the kumquat trees so they wouldn't be submerged.

Hundreds of kumquat trees are submerged in water.

Locals shared that many orchards are at risk of being completely destroyed due to deep flooding. The total damage amounts to hundreds of millions of dong.

Electricians inspect a transformer station amidst floodwaters in the Tứ Liên kumquat orchard.

Duy Pham

Source: https://tienphong.vn/nguoi-dan-thu-phu-quat-tu-lien-loi-nuoc-cuu-cay-post1672230.tpo