Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-prone area of Chuong My

09/23/2024 | 17:40

TPO - The flood water is slowly receding, causing many rice fields in My Luong commune (Chuong My, Hanoi) to remain submerged in water. To minimize damage, dozens of officers and soldiers of the Missile Regiment of Division 361 went to the fields to help people harvest rice.

Flooded fields in Chuong My, soldiers soaked themselves to harvest rice to help people.

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment immersed themselves in harvesting rice to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 1

Storm No. 3's circulation caused the Bui River to rise, causing severe flooding in the fields in My Luong commune (Chuong My district, Hanoi).

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment immersed themselves in harvesting rice to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 2

Due to the low-lying terrain and the location along the Bui River, many areas in Chuong My district have slow flood water receding, averaging only about 10 cm per day, and the entire rice field is still submerged in water.

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 3

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 4

Missile Regiment soldiers soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 5

By September 23, the water had receded about one meter from its peak. People waded through water almost up to their waists to harvest young rice in order to minimize damage.

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 6

Water has submerged the fields of Khôn Duy village, Mỹ Lương commune for the past two weeks. Many locals say that since 1971, this is the second time the Bui river has risen this high.

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 7

Speaking to Tien Phong newspaper reporters, Lieutenant Colonel Dang Dinh Thinh, Deputy Political Commissar of Regiment 64/Division 361/Air Defense - Air Force stationed in Dong Son commune, Chuong My district, said: "To carry out the task of coordinating with the military command of Chuong My district to overcome storm No. 3, Regiment 64 sent 50 officers and soldiers to the commune to help people harvest rice."

Missile Regiment soldiers soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 8

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 9

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 10

Despite the rainy weather, many rice fields were flooded more than 1 meter deep, but soldiers of Regiment 64/Division 361/Air Defense - Air Force still helped people harvest rice.

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 11

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 12

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 13

"The flooded fields forced my family to harvest the young rice to salvage what we could. With the support of the soldiers, we will try to finish today. If we wait any longer, we will lose everything," said Mr. Tam Thieu.

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 14

"My family has a total of 1 hectare of rice field but there are only two grandparents. My wife is often sick and the children are married far away. Luckily, the soldiers helped us get rice," Mr. Thieu added.

Missile Regiment soldiers soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 15

Even though the yield is low, we still have to harvest, otherwise the rice seeds will germinate.

Soldiers of the Missile Regiment soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 16

Missile Regiment soldiers soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 17

Missile Regiment soldiers soak themselves in rice harvesting to help people in the flood-hit area of Chuong My, photo 18

Taking advantage of the day when the rain stopped, people hurriedly went to the fields to harvest and move the young rice they had just scooped up to the shore. After being flooded for more than ten days and being harvested young, the rice could only be used as animal feed.