Floods came too quickly, fish ponds burst, excellent Vietnamese farmers 2024 in Quang Binh lost 3 tons of snakehead fish

Recent floods in Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province, Vietnam, have severely impacted local agriculture, particularly affecting snakehead fish and poultry farmers. Farmer Tran Kim Phi lost over 3 tons of fish, while others in Ngu Thuy Bac suffered losses of around 7 tons. The floods also resulted in the death of over 32,000 chickens and nearly 200 pigs in Truong Thuy commune, causing losses of nearly 4 billion VND. The local government is helping with the burial of dead poultry to prevent environmental issues. Additionally, crops in Hong Thuy and Thanh Thuy communes were submerged, leading to the loss of vegetables and flowers meant for Tet celebrations.

Talking to Dan Viet newspaper reporter, farmer Tran Kim Phi (in Ngu Thuy Bac, Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province) shared: "The flood broke my fish pond, more than 3 tons of snakehead fish were swept away with the water". The flood broke the snakehead fish pond of farmer Tran Kim Phi (in Ngu Thuy Bac, Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province), tons of fish were swept away with the flood. Recalling the moment the flood came, farmer Tran Kim Phi said: "That night on October 27, it rained heavily for many hours, the water in the fish pond rose high, then during the night, I heard a loud noise, the flood from above poured down, causing the pond to break open, the snakehead fish just drifted away with the water". "It was raining, the pond broke, the water was so high that I couldn't react in time, I could only stand and watch my assets drift away. Currently, I have moved some of the ponds on high ground to the farming area indoors, but the pond with the big water burst has not been ...