Storm No. 2 has passed for more than a week, but tens of thousands of hectares of rice in the Mekong Delta are still flooded. For the fallen rice fields, farmers in many places are at risk of losing everything, because the cost of manual rice harvesting is very high.
To reduce damage to farmers, the authorities and agricultural sectors of the Mekong Delta provinces are urgently implementing many support solutions, such as: Organizing the dredging and expansion of drainage systems in the fields; operating anti-flooding pumping stations at full capacity; mobilizing local forces to help people harvest and thresh rice... SGGP reporters were present in many localities to record the above activities.
 |
In Soc Trang, there are currently about 4,000 hectares of rice that are ready for harvest that have fallen over. In the photo, rice has fallen over in large numbers in Nga Nam town. |
 |
People harvest rice after receiving support from local authorities to pump and drain water from their fields. |
 |
Soc Trang people use water pumps to save rice fields about to be harvested |
 |
People wade in water to harvest rice |
 |
Ca Mau farmers' rice fields were submerged in water for a long time, leading to reduced yield and grain quality. |
 |
Farmers in Ca Mau harvest rice submerged in water |
 |
The drainage system in Soc Trang is operating at full capacity to save flooded rice fields. |
Source
Comment (0)