VietNamNet Bridge - Intense heat in recent days have made the life and work of farmers difficult. The following photos were taken on a field of My Duc district, Hanoi on June 2.
![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 1](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/1_zing_1.jpg) |
Most farmers went to the field at 5am but at that time, the heat was high.
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 3](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/3_zing_2.jpg) |
For the dry fields, they could rent a mowing-machine for VND150,000 ($7) per one sao (360sq.m).
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 4](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/4_zing_2.jpg) |
For the wet field, where the machine cannot operate, hired harvesters are paid VND200,000 ($9)/sao.
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 5](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/5_zing_2.jpg) |
Ms. Lan, a hired harvester, said her five-member group was hired to harvest rice on 1,700sq.m field. "We usually work from 5am to 10am and then from 2pm to evening," Lan said.
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 6](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/6_zing_2.jpg) |
Due to the scorching sun, hired harvesters did not dare have long breaks because the more they relaxed, the weaker they were.
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 7](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/8_zing_2.jpg) |
Farmer Le Van Sy said he hired a harvester machine but he had to be on the field from 5am to take care of the job and transport rice home. In sunny day like this, standing in the field was nearly unbearable.
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 8](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/9_zing_2.jpg) |
For those who harvested by hand, they had to wait for the rice rubbing machine.
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 9](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/11_zing_2.jpg) |
Working hard, farmers can harvest only 200kg of rice from 360sq.m of field, worth over VND1 million ($48).
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 11](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/12_zing_2.jpg) |
The sun makes people tired but in return, it makes rice dry more quickly.
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 12](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/13_zing.jpg) |
After harvesting, farmers arrange straw into piles as food for cattle.
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 13](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/14_zing_1.jpg) |
However, farmers are still happy with their job.
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![Nong dan phoi minh trong nang nong 39 do C thu hoach lua hinh anh 14](http://img.v3.news.zdn.vn/w1024/Uploaded/natmrb/2016_06_02/15_zing.jpg) |
According to weather forecasters, the heat will end later this week but it will return at least twice in June.
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Translated by Le Ha
Photo: Zing