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

09/11/2024 | 21:00

TPO - The Red River rose so quickly that it completely submerged the kumquat growing area and flooded residential areas, forcing hundreds of households to evacuate on September 11.

According to the reporter, on the afternoon of September 11, the Red River water rose and flooded the residential area on Tu Lien Street (Tu Lien Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi), causing hundreds of households in the area to hastily evacuate.

The checkpoint is located at the beginning of Tu Lien street, right near Au Co street.

Many people gathered at the beginning of Tu Lien street to help people evacuate.

Locals here said that the residential area was deeply flooded, some sections were nearly 1 meter deep, and the Tu Lien kumquat garden was "submerged" in the Red River water.

Ms. Hoang Phuong Thao (lane 56, Tu Lien street) said that she has lived here for nearly 20 years, but has never seen such a big flood. "Last night, the flood water reached the house, at that time my whole family just quickly packed up our belongings to move upstairs. Today, I let my children stay at my grandmother's house, now I'm going back to get things to move," Ms. Thao shared.

"If the water rose to more than 1 meter, my house would be flooded, so my whole family took the opportunity to move their belongings to a higher area. The water rose so quickly, my whole family was just busy cleaning up. Since morning, many buses have been sent out," said a resident on Tu Lien Street.

Pets were taken away by people during evacuation.

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People hurriedly moved their belongings to a place that was not flooded.

The water was a meter deep, but many vehicles still tried to get through.

According to the Hydro-Meteorological Station of the Northern Delta and Midlands, at 8:00 a.m. this morning, September 11, the water level on the Red River in Hanoi was 10.92m (0.42m above alert level 2); the water level on the Duong River in Thuong Cat was 10.27m (0.27m above alert level 2).

Many people use tarpaulins, counters, large signs... to block the water from entering their houses.

Flooded kindergarten on Tu Lien street.

Tu Lien kumquat garden (Tay Ho district), which supplies ornamental kumquat trees to Hanoi, was submerged in water and suffered heavy damage.

Kumquat garden flooded.

People wade through deep water, using bricks, vases, and shelves to prop up kumquat trees to keep them out of the water.

Hundreds of kumquat trees flooded.

Residents said many gardens were at risk of being completely lost due to deep flooding. Total damage amounted to hundreds of millions of dong.

Electrician checks transformer station in flood water at Tu Lien kumquat garden.

Duy Pham

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