Units assisted residents in cleaning 87 houses, nearly 250 schools, medical stations, government offices, and cultural houses, more than 240km of roads. They transported 10 tons of food and necessities; provided 13,000 sets of clothes, 12,400 mosquito nets, 150 meals; disinfected 2,178 houses and more than 126ha of public areas; supplied 45 cubic meters of clean water; unloaded hundreds of tons of goods; and transported hundreds of cubic meters of waste in Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa, and Lam Dong provinces.
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Troops of Regiment 66 under Division 10 of Army Corps 34 assist residents in rebuilding houses in Hiep Dong hamlet, Hoa Xuan commune, Dak Lak province. |
The same day, the General Staff ordered units to stay prepared for Storm Koto, the 15th storm to hit Vietnam this year; maintain strict readiness; keep a close watch on storm developments; implement protective measures for barracks, warehouses, and construction sites.
Units were also asked to prepare forces and equipment for rapid response while ensuring personnel and equipment safety. Military Regions 4, 5, and 7 were requested to direct provincial and municipal military commands to advise local authorities and review response plans. The Navy and Vietnam Coast Guard were assigned to monitor storm movements to ensure safety of forces at sea. The Air Defense - Air Force Service and Corps 18 were tasked with preparing for aerial search and rescue missions on request. The Vietnam Border Guard Command was urged to instruct coastal border units from Quang Tri to Lam Dong province to inform fishermen of the storm’s direction and coordinate rescue preparations.
By 16:00 on November 26, more than 200 fishing vessels with over 2,000 fishermen had taken shelter across Truong Sa special zone. More than 400 troops assisted residents in securing houses and mooring boats. The islands provided over 10,000 liters of freshwater, essential goods, medicine, medical checks, and temporary accommodations for fishermen. Units reinforced storm shelters and stocked food and freshwater. All residents and vessels were safe, with 24/7 watch teams maintained.
On November 26, the Coast Guard Region 3 Command collaborated with Cong Ly Newspaper, DIC Group, Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard Command, and local authorities to deliver 300 gift packages, each including VND 1 million, 5kg of rice, a box of milk, and other necessities, to residents of Tuy An Dong commune, Tuy Hoa and Hoa Hiep wards in Dak Lak province. Earlier, on November 25, they delivered 1,000 gift packages to residents of Tay Hoa and Son Hoa communes in Dak Lak province and 500 gift packages to 500 households in Tay Nha Trang ward, Khanh Hoa province.
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“Disinfection warriors” at Hoa Hiep Bac market in Phu Yen ward, Dak Lak province |
To date, border guard units in Quang Ngai province has established donation points, collecting nearly 30 tons of essential goods, medicine, clothes, school supplies, and sanitation tools for flood-hit areas in South-Central provinces. The Border Post of Dung Quat Port mobilized VND 120 million in donations from troops and sponsors; Duc Minh Border Post worked with locals to prepare banh chung and banh tet using more than 100kg of sticky rice for flood victims.
Also on November 26, the Naval Academy and Ho Chi Minh City-based Thuan Hai Corporation visited flood-affected communes of Dien Dien and Trung Khanh Vinh in Khanh Hoa province, delivering 300 gift packages containing rice, noodles, soy sauce, seasoning, blankets, clothes, and other essentials.
Military Hospital 87 under the General Department of Logistics-Technical Services continued spraying disinfectant in Khanh Hoa province and delivered more than 100 gift packages to residents of Dien Dien commune. As of November 26, the hospital had disinfected over 100,000 sq.m in Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak provinces; examined and treated more than 800 patients; and delivered many gifts and meals to families and patients.
Translated by Mai Huong