Massive floods kill tens of thousands of peach blossom trees in Hanoi
Massive floods kill tens of thousands of peach blossom trees in Hanoi
Many days of severe flooding have wreaked havoc on Nhat Tan and Phu Thuong peach blossom villages in Hanoi, with tens of thousands of the peach trees covering a total area of some 105 hectares dying.
A farmer is heartbroken to see his peach blossom trees die from floods in Hanoi. Photo: Hong Quang / Tuoi Tre |
Typhoon Yagi, which made landfall in northern Vietnam on September 7 and was the third storm to hit Vietnam this year, and its circulation brought heavy downpours to the region, inundating many localities.
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| Peach blossom trees in a Hanoi garden are seen wilting due to flooding. Photo: Hong Quang / Tuoi Tre |
Nhat Tan and Phu Thuong peach blossom villages in Tay Ho District were among the hardest hit by flooding as the water level in the Red River reached critical levels.
According to a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporter on Sunday morning, floodwaters along the riverbank area had begun to recede.
However, in Phu Thuong Village, nearly 90 percent of the peach blossom trees were found dead because of the severe flooding.
Thua, a resident of Phu Thuong Village, said that her family had cultivated 400 peach trees, many of which were lost in the disaster.
Thua recounted that her family had been waiting for the peach trees to grow and bloom in time for the 2025 Lunar New Year, Vietnam’s most important and longest holiday.
However, the floods wiped out nearly the entire crop, leaving only 20 trees alive.
“We lost around VND400 million [US$16,320] this year due to the dead trees,” she lamented.
Meanwhile, Hoang, another villager, reported that all of the peach trees in his garden had perished.
Floods destroyed over 50 percent of the peach trees in Nhat Tan peach blossom village. Only the trees which are planted in high-altitude areas are safe.
An official of the Tay Ho District People’s Committee told Tuoi Tre that the administration would work with the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies to support affected growers and create favorable conditions for them to access loans to restart farming activities.
