Efforts to stabilize production and business after the flood

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhung took the opportunity to dry rice soaked in flood water to salvage some of it. Photo: KHÁNH LINH

On the afternoon of November 2, taking advantage of the cool weather, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhung (Ha Nong Tay village, Dien Ban Tay commune) took out wet rice bags to dry after days of being soaked in the flood. Ms. Nhung said that more than 4 tons of her rice were submerged in the recent flood, most of which had cracked buds. "Now the only way is to dry them to sell, feed pigs and chickens, but they cannot be eaten, so I think I will recover as much as possible," Ms. Nhung shared.

Mrs. Nhung's family runs a rice business. Although they had prepared in advance, the water rose faster than expected and they were unable to evacuate in time.

According to Ms. Vo Thi Be Em, a clothing and shoe trader at Vinh Dien market (Dien Ban ward), although she put all her clothes in plastic bags and stacked them on a 1.5 meter high scaffolding, the water still got on them, some clothes were soaked with mud, others were swept away by floodwaters, causing a total loss of nearly 100 million VND.

From the afternoon of October 31, when the water receded, she mobilized her relatives to collect the water-soaked clothes, hired a car to take them home in Dien Ban Dong ward to wash and dry. On the morning of November 2, Mrs. Em continued to go to the market to collect the bags of her clothes and shoes that were still scattered around the market to salvage some of the damage.

Vinh Dien Market is one of the areas heavily affected by the recent flood. Most of the stalls on the first floor were deeply flooded, covered with mud, especially the spice, household and fashion stalls...

As soon as the water receded, the traders were busy cleaning up, washing, and picking up every remaining item in the hope of recovering some of the damage. Despite being exhausted after many days of fighting the flood, everyone still made efforts to restore their stalls and soon stabilize business again.

Ms. Mai Thi Hien, a spice trader at Vinh Dien market, said that the water level rose so quickly and so high that it was almost impossible to protect her goods. In her kiosk, many items such as sugar, salt, and MSG were completely damaged by the water, and even some items placed on high shelves were swept away by the floodwaters.

“Spices that are soaked in water can only be thrown away and cannot be reused. Although there are no complete statistics yet, the damage is certainly not small,” said Ms. Hien.

Ms. Hien continues to clean up the kiosk to stabilize business soon. Despite regretting the great loss, she remains optimistic: “It is sad, but compared to many people who are in more difficult situations, I am still lucky,” Ms. Hien shared.

During the recent flood, thousands of households and many businesses and enterprises in Da Nang city suffered heavy damage. Many families lost their property, from refrigerators, televisions, motorbikes to goods, houses, cars...

By noon on November 2, traces of the flood were still visible on many roads, residential areas and traditional markets. Mud, garbage and a musty smell still pervaded.

Notably, agricultural warehouses and electronic businesses suffered great damage. Since the afternoon of October 31, Hai Vinh agricultural warehouse located on Road 33 (An Thang Ward) has mobilized nearly 20 people to clean up and transport nearly 1,000 bags of rice, sticky rice, beans, and sugar outside, but has only been able to move a part of it. It is expected that it will take another 5 days to complete the cleanup.

Hai Vinh warehouse quickly cleaned up to stabilize business. Photo: KHÁNH LINH

A representative of Hai Vinh warehouse said that although the warehouse was built higher than the surrounding area, it still could not withstand this year's flood. The total damage is estimated to be more than 1 billion VND.

“It’s hard to stay calm with such a huge loss, but we have to keep going. For now, we’re focusing on cleaning up and dealing with damaged goods, then we’ll consider resuming business operations in the coming days,” said a warehouse representative.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/no-luc-on-dinh-san-xuat-kinh-doanh-sau-lu-3308974.html