Influenced by tropical depression and prolonged heavy rain , many people's summer-autumn rice areas were deeply flooded and could not be overcome. By July 20, in Tran Van Thoi district (Ca Mau province), about 600 hectares of summer-autumn rice were flooded, severely affected, of which about 200 hectares were completely damaged. The remaining area is affected from 50 - 70%.
Mr. Cao Van Dat - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Khanh Binh Dong Commune, Tran Van Thoi District, said: "In this year's summer-autumn crop, Khanh Binh Dong commune planted seeds on an area of 3,850 hectares. Currently, in the commune, 10/16 hamlets have flooded rice fields.
Local authorities and people have actively implemented many measures to prevent flooding, but the embankment is quite low. If heavy rains continue for a long time and water levels rise like now, overcoming it is not feasible.
In the immediate future, the Commune People's Committee closely follows the situation, statistics the flooded area, and encourages people to continue implementing anti-flooding measures to save rice areas that still have the ability to recover. Areas that are difficult to improve will be reported and submitted to competent authorities for consideration and finding solutions to support people in producing the next crop."
Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tran Van Thoi district, Nguyen Viet Khai, said: For areas with less than 70% damage, propagate people to take advantage of existing seedling sources to replant damaged areas. Currently, the capacity of pumping stations is not enough to regulate water. The district makes the most of pumping. When the water is low, it will conduct flushing and pumping. When the water is high, the pumping shafts will be closed, so that people can drain water from the fields as quickly as possible.
