In recent days, Thai Nguyen province has experienced prolonged heavy rain, causing flooding and landslides in many areas.
Not only did it damage traffic infrastructure, the rain also caused severe damage to agricultural production, especially in concentrated vegetable growing areas, where hundreds of households' livelihoods were suddenly swept away overnight.
On June 24, Lao Dong Newspaper's reporter noted that in the Tuc Duyen vegetable growing area, one of the largest vegetable plantations in Thai Nguyen City, hundreds of thousands of square meters of cultivated land are still submerged in water.
Many fields have receded, leaving behind a layer of mud covering the fields. The scaffolding was broken, the trees were lying around, the young fruits fell mixed in the mud, and many places had begun to rot.
Standing in front of a squash garden submerged by floodwaters, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoan (Tuc Duyen ward, Thai Nguyen city) could not help but feel heartbroken when witnessing her efforts in planting were swept away overnight.
Just a few days ago, the whole field was still lush green, now the fields are covered with young mud, the mattresses are uprooted, the trees are down, and float on the cloudy water.
Ms. Hoan shared that the luffa garden has been planted since the beginning of the year, taking a lot of effort to fertilize. There are only a few weeks left in the harvest season, but the recent heavy rain has caused the entire garden to sink.
"In September 2024, floods caused by Typhoon Yagi also swept away the entire vegetable crop. This season, I borrowed money for seeds and fertilizers to replant in the hope of removing the grass. But before the fall, I was left empty-handed once again," Ms. Hoan said sadly.
According to her, the entire livelihood of the whole family is closely linked to farming and cultivation activities. All expenses and daily activities of the whole family depend on a few sao of squid.
Now that the big flood has submerged all the crops, causing her to lose everything, every day she has to struggle to cope and struggle when there is no money to support her.
Not far away, Mr. Nguyen Van Tuyen also quietly packed up the broken squid. All seven sows in the harvest season were submerged in floodwaters overnight.
He said that after last year's flood, his family had to borrow money to reinvest in the entire vegetable farm. So many expectations are placed on this crop. When the fruit had just been planted on a tray, it was all destroyed by a rainy night.
"In less than a year, two consecutive cases of white blood loss have caused the whole family to fall into trouble. The seeds are gone, the land has not been processed, and the materials are still in debt. If they cannot replant in time, there is a risk of leaving them empty in the next crop.
I hope the water recedes quickly to clean up the garden and receive guidance and support from specialized agencies to soon restore production and ensure livelihoods," Mr. Tuyen added.
According to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue of Thai Nguyen province, the recent flood forced the whole province to evacuate 179 households, more than 86 hectares of rice and vegetables were flooded, more than 23,000 livestock and poultry were killed and swept away.
Economic losses are still being reviewed and counted by relevant agencies. While waiting for support plans to be implemented, many households are still struggling to recover to restore production.
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