On May 9, the Commanding Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Binh Thuan Province announced that on May 7, Da Kai, Sung Nhon and Duc Tai communes (Duc Linh district) would experience heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms, Lightning and high winds caused damage to many durian areas.
The Durian was completely jettisoned due to heavy rain and hurricanes. Picture: CH.
Specifically, more than 300 durian trees between the ages of 5 and 15 fell down completely broken. In addition, more than 500 other trees have lost their crowns and branches, and more than 120 hectares of trees in Village 10, Da Kai Township have lost young fruit. The loss of durian production alone is estimated at 1,000 tons with an estimated loss of over VND 60 billion.
In addition to durian, about 25 hectares of sweet potatoes are preparing for harvest in Hamlet 2 in Sung Nhon Municipality, which is flooded with an estimated loss of over VND1.7 billion. Two houses were badly damaged in the city of Duc Tai.
According to initial statistics, more than 120 hectares of durian trees have lost young fruit. Picture: CH.
The Duc Linh District Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue Commanding Committee has coordinated with specialized departments, people’s committees of municipalities, towns, villages and neighborhood boards to set up a delegation to conduct a preliminary inspection and assessment of the extent of the damage and the people to support overcome the consequences. Also, continue to monitor the weather situation to proactively respond and limit damage…