Tu Lien kumquat growers busy restoring damage caused by storms and floods

According to the reporter of the Journalist and Public Opinion Newspaper on the afternoon of September 13 at Tu Lien kumquat village (Tay Ho district, Hanoi), after the flood receded, many households here started to restore the vitality of each ornamental kumquat tree to serve the Lunar New Year. Because there are only about 3 months left until the new year 2025, people are urgently returning to the work of digging the soil, caring for and pruning the remaining kumquat branches in time for the year-end crop.

People in Tu Lien village, Tay Ho district, Hanoi are busy overcoming the consequences of floods.

As a resident of Tu Lien kumquat village affected by storms and floods, Ms. Thu Huong shared: "Up to now, after the flood, my kumquat garden has lost almost all of its fruit and it is difficult to recover. The trees that were slightly flooded were preserved, the rest were all damaged. I rented a garden to plant by the quota, currently out of three parts, one part was lost after the storm. I am very sad because all my efforts have gone down the drain. The natural disaster came so suddenly that I had to accept it, not knowing what to do."

"After this storm and flood, the people of Tu Lien kumquat village hope that the government and the State will pay attention and support us so that we can soon stabilize and continue to stick with the profession," Ms. Huong added.

According to 2024 data, Tu Lien kumquat village has about 400 households growing kumquat with a total area of ​​up to 20 hectares. After Typhoon Yagi (Typhoon No. 3), most households were affected and suffered heavy economic losses.

Thousands of kumquat pots of Tu Lien villagers died after the flood. Some households with less damage have taken the opportunity to restore the remaining kumquat pots to life right after the water receded.

Some local people said that since the beginning of the year, they have spent tens of millions of dong on fertilizers to provide nutrients for their plants to grow. However, this storm and flood has taken everything away, all the fertilizer they invested was washed away.

With more than 200 kumquat trees in the garden completely submerged, and other kumquat trees also swept away by floodwaters, causing severe damage, Ms. Le Thu (Tu Lien kumquat village) was sad and heartbroken when her family suffered heavy losses, estimated at 300-400 million VND/800 kumquat trees. "Currently, my husband and I are starting to move the kumquat pots and fix the trees that can be saved, the rest will be collected and processed," Ms. Le Thu shared.

Damaged kumquat garden space of a household in Tu Lien kumquat village, Tay Ho district, Hanoi.

Ms. Thu also added that the kumquat trees planted in pots, after they are damaged, must be re-chiseled and cut, then filled with soil and replaced with new trees. However, there are currently no new trees to plant. "From now until the Lunar New Year 2025, my family will have almost no kumquat trees to serve the people's Tet needs," Ms. Thu confided.

Not far away, Mr. Hung's family also suffered heavy damage due to storms and floods. With 2,000 kumquat trees planted on an area of ​​1,000 square meters, Mr. Hung estimated the damage at about 500 million VND. On average, each kumquat tree in Mr. Hung's garden costs about 500 thousand VND, the highest is about 4-5 million VND. Mr. Hung and his wife have taken care of them since the beginning of the year, but the storms and floods have swept everything away, causing a total loss due to natural disasters.

Locals said the water started to recede on the afternoon of September 12 and had almost completely receded by this afternoon. However, some kumquat gardens have low-lying ground, so the water is still stagnant. The photo shows the devastation left by the flood, causing great damage to the people of Tu Lien kumquat village.

"I hope that leaders at all levels will pay attention to the people and have a plan to support us so that next year we can have seedlings to rebuild the garden. At present, the kumquat trees have died and cannot be rebuilt," Mr. Hung added.

The storm and flood have passed, but what the people in the northern provinces/cities have to bear is the loss of loved ones and heavy economic damage. Hopefully, local authorities will have measures to support and care to help stabilize people's lives, return to daily work and develop the economy.

Some photos taken on the afternoon of September 13 at Tu Lien kumquat village:

Close-up of the road leading to the kumquat garden of a household in Tu Lien village, flooded and severely damaged.

Although many kumquat pots were placed very high, they were still flooded.

According to the sharing, thousands of kumquat pots were "burned" by mud. Because the roots died, the trees had difficulty surviving, so people had to remove them and replace them with new ones.

The devastation left by storms and floods on the people of Tu Lien village.

On the afternoon of September 13, many households in Tu Lien village started to overcome the consequences of the storm and flood. Kumquat trees were transported to higher ground and carefully cared for to serve the new year 2025.

People moved each kumquat tree to a safe area.

Mr. Hung (owner of a kumquat garden in Tu Lien village) suffered a complete loss after the flood, with estimated damage of up to 500 million VND.

Many households here use plastic chairs as pedestals to help elevate kumquat pots and avoid flooding.

Kumquat garden space of a household owner in the kumquat garden in Tu Lien village.

Tu Lien people use motorbikes to transport each kumquat tree to a safe area for care.

Use a cart to transport kumquats to a safe area.

Article and photos: Trung Nguyen

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/nguoi-dan-trong-quat-tu-lien-tat-bat-khoi-phuc-lai-nhung-thiet-hai-sau-bao-lu-post312243.html