Following the aftermath of Typhoon Matmo, the Red River’s rising waters inundated tens of thousands of peach trees in Nhat Tan Village (Hanoi). As the waters receded, they left behind a mud-filled field and thousands of peach trees withered and root-rotted.
Peach trees, prepared for the Lunar New Year, were submerged by floodwaters, leaving them barren and desolate.
Some peach growers reported that approximately 90% of their peach cultivation area had to be discarded.
Prolonged submersion in water led to widespread root rot. Leaves turned yellow and fell en masse.
Sorrow was evident on the faces of long-time peach growers, those who have dedicated their lives to this land.
Many households had to cut down peach trees they had nurtured and cared for over the years.
Mr. Nguyen Van Lien, a long-time peach grower, shared his distress: “Last year, Typhoon Yagi left us with nothing. We rebuilt, but less than a year later, we’re back to square one, another year of emptiness.”
As of the afternoon of October 12, withered peach trees and branches were piled up and burned by locals.
The entire peach orchard lay in ruins after the typhoon.
Some surviving trees were carefully pruned and tended to by locals, hoping they would revive in time for the Lunar New Year blooms.
While dead peach trees were cut down, some locals utilized the vacant land to grow short-term vegetables for temporary income.
Restoring the peach orchards will take a considerable amount of time.
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