Phu Thuong and Nhat Tan became deserted areas after the Red River receded.

(Dan Tri) - The Red River water has receded from the peach gardens of Phu Thuong and Nhat Tan. The fields here are no longer flooded, only rows of dead peach trees covered with a thick layer of mud remain.

Phu Thuong and Nhat Tan became deserted areas after the Red River flood receded (Video: Huu Nghi).

The Red River water has receded from the peach gardens of Phu Thuong and Nhat Tan. There is no longer a vast expanse of water, only rows of dead peach trees covered in mud.

After a week of being submerged by floodwaters, Phu Thuong peach blossom garden (Tay Ho, Hanoi) is desolate, stained with dark yellow mud.

Floodwaters have almost completely receded in the riverbank area, leaving behind a thick, sticky layer of mud. In the peach growing area of Phu Thuong ward, 90% of peach trees have dried up due to prolonged flooding. Tay Ho district authorities estimate the damaged area to be about 105 hectares with tens of thousands of peach trees (Nhat Tan and Phu Thuong).

This flood was caused by the influence of rain and floods from the circulation of storm No. 3 (Yagi), the water level of the Red River rose to its highest level above alert level 2 (over 11m), causing complete inundation of the peach blossom growing areas of Nhat Tan and Phu Thuong.

Photo comparing Phu Thuong peach field on the day the water rose above alert level 2 (September 11) and now when the water recedes (September 15).

In Phu Thuong, most peach growers have lost everything after completing the care and fertilization stages, just waiting for the day to ring the tree roots, strip the leaves, and sell them for Tet.

People began to clean up and search for flooded belongings.

A few households still keep a few dozen peach trees planted on high ground, close to residential areas.

Close-up of peach trees that died due to long-term flooding in Phu Thuong.

The water receded, the peach trees died, the environment was polluted, but the land was also fertilized by alluvium after many years of barrenness.

Compared to Phu Thuong, Nhat Tan is a higher area, less flooded, but the damage is not small. After the water receded, it is estimated that Nhat Tan peach growing area suffered about 50% damage.