August 20, 2018 | 21:30 (GMT+7)
MR4 mobilizes over 2,600 troops to help flood-hit victims
PANO - 2,626 troops and militiamen from Military Region 4 are actively assisting Nghe An province’s people in overcoming the consequences of the recent flooding.
The force evacuated 4,079 households with 15,979 people to safe places.
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Troops tidy up Muong Xen Primary School in Ky Son district, Nghe An province. |
On August 19, though rains in the Central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An abated, the river water level remained high due to large upstream flows, posing high risks of floods in the downstream localities and landslides in mountainous areas.
At present, inundation remains in Muong Lat, Lang Chanh, Quan Hoa and Ba Thuoc districts of Thanh Hoa province and Ky Son, Tuong Duong and Con Cuong districts of Nghe An province, which has isolated several communes and local agricultural fields.
So far, nine people have been reported dead or missing while losses in property have not yet been counted.
Despite difficulties, the armed forces of Military Region 4 are trying their best to help locals resume their normal lives at the soonest.
Translated by Mai Huong