People in the kumquat 'capital' Tu Lien wade through water to save trees

September 11, 2024 | 21:00

TPO - The Red River rose so quickly that it completely submerged the kumquat growing area and flooded residential areas, forcing hundreds of households to evacuate on September 11.

According to the reporter, on the afternoon of September 11, the Red River water rose and flooded the residential area on Tu Lien Street (Tu Lien Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi ), causing hundreds of households in the area to hastily evacuate.

The checkpoint is located at the beginning of Tu Lien street, right near Au Co street.

Many people gathered at the beginning of Tu Lien street to help people evacuate.

Local residents said the residential area was deeply flooded, some sections were nearly 1 meter deep, and the Tu Lien kumquat garden was "submerged" in the Red River.

Ms. Hoang Phuong Thao (lane 56, Tu Lien street) said she has lived here for nearly 20 years, but has never seen such a big flood. "Last night, the floodwaters reached the house, at that time my whole family just quickly packed up our belongings to move upstairs. Today, I let my children stay at my grandmother's house, now I'm going back to get things to move," Ms. Thao shared.

"If the water level had risen to more than 1 meter, my house would have been flooded, so my whole family rushed to move their belongings to a higher area. The water level rose so quickly that my whole family was only concerned with cleaning up. Since morning, many buses have been sent out," said a resident living on Tu Lien Street.

Pets were taken by people during evacuation.

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People hurriedly moved their belongings to places that were not flooded.

The water was several meters deep, but many vehicles still tried to get through.

According to the Northern Delta and Midland Hydrometeorological Station, at 8:00 a.m. this morning, September 11, the water level on the Red River in Hanoi was 10.92m (0.42m above alert level 2); the water level on the Duong River in Thuong Cat was 10.27m (0.27m above alert level 2).

Many people use tarpaulins, counters, large signs... to block the water from entering their houses.

Floodwaters flooded the kindergarten on Tu Lien street.

Tu Lien kumquat garden (Tay Ho district), which supplies ornamental kumquat trees to Hanoi, was submerged in water and suffered heavy damage.

Kumquat garden was flooded.

People wade through deep water, using bricks, vases, and shelves to prop up kumquat trees to keep them out of the water.

Hundreds of kumquat trees flooded.

Residents said many gardens were at risk of being completely lost due to deep flooding. Total damage amounted to hundreds of millions of dong.

Electricians check a transformer station in the middle of floodwaters at Tu Lien kumquat garden.

Duy Pham

Source: https://tienphong.vn/nguoi-dan-thu-phu-quat-tu-lien-loi-nuoc-cuu-cay-post1672230.tpo