Power generators increase in price, ornamental plum garden owners lament.

Storm number 13 passed through, leaving ornamental plum growers in Gia Lai with pots of plums knocked over, leaving only soil and plum trees with dried leaves due to the strong winds. Three days after the storm, there was no rain and the sun was scorching, requiring the plum gardens to be irrigated for the trees to "revive," but the rural power grid system had not been repaired, so it was not possible to pump irrigation water. Many garden owners wanted to buy generators to pump water for the plums but could not afford them, as the price of a 3kg generator increased from 6.8 million dong to 10 million dong in just one night, making it unaffordable. A plum grower in Háo Đức village, An Nhơn Đông ward, Gia Lai province, shared: On the night of November 8, a 3kg generator was ordered at a price of 6.8 million dong from a generator sales facility at Cẩm Tiên bridge, An Nhơn Đông ward. The next morning (November 9), when the money was brought to purchase, they were told the price was ...