Troops and people join hands in overcoming flooding aftermath

According to a report of the standing board of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on December 18, torrential rains in the Central provinces took a heavy toll of human life and property: 17 deaths, 2 missing and 14 injured, hundreds of thousands of collapsed houses and thousands of hectares of rice and crops inundated, roads deluged or eroded, some localities isolated in the region.

Troops cleaning up a kindergarten in Hanh Tin Tay commune

* The Quang Tri provincial Military Command and Divisions 315, 307 mobilized its troops to support people in flood-hit areas in overcoming the consequences.

Accordingly, the command presented five tons of dried rations to 7 localities, provided health checkups to 500 people, and cleaned up kindergartens and hospitals, helping the locals stabilize their lives.

* The same day, Deputy Chairman of Thua Thien- Hue provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phuong presented VND 3 million to Nguyen Thanh Phuong for his bravery to save distressed people in floods.

Phuong, 73, in Thanh Tuyen hamlet, Thuy Thanh commune, Huong Thuy town, was a combatant in the anti-American resistance war. He was exposed to Agent Orange/Dioxin.