On June 13, the People's Committee of Cua Viet town (Gio Linh district, Quang Tri province) said that heavy rains that have lasted for many days, causing fresh water from upstream to flow into the Hieu River, causing a series of fish raised in cages of local people to die from water retention.
According to Ms. Hoang Thi Thu Thuy, Vice Chairman of Cua Viet Town People's Committee, there are currently 10 households raising fish in cages on Hieu River with a total of 30 cages, raising about 32,000 fish of all kinds such as catfish, perch, and perch. In recent days, due to rainwater pouring in from upstream, the salinity has suddenly decreased, causing fish to be shocked and die en masse. Initial damage is estimated at about 1.8 billion VND.
About 13 hectares of shrimp farming in the area were also flooded, causing a loss of about 1.2 billion VND.
Faced with the situation of dead fish in cages, people have saved some money to sell at cheap prices.
According to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Quang Tri province, as of the morning of June 13, due to the impact of storm No. 1, 100 hectares of aquaculture have been damaged; more than 18,000 hectares of rice have been flooded; nearly 1,000 hectares of vegetables have been damaged and more than 2,000 households have been flooded...
