Regiment 974 overcomes rugged terrain to rehouse flood victims

Operating in the remote communes of Nam Khanh Vinh and Khanh Vinh, the soldiers face significant logistical challenges. With many areas inaccessible to motor vehicles, every brick and bag of cement must be rafted across rivers and hauled manually to the construction sites. Thus, they have been working tirelessly to meet the handover deadline.

Troops from Regiment 974 raft construction materials across the river.

Soldiers manually haul supplies to the construction site.

Carrying water from a stream for mixing mortar

A soldier skillfully applies plaster to a wall.

Sturdy new structures are now rising from the debris. A Nien, an 80-year-old from the T’rin ethnic group whose riverside house was washed away, is seeing his new house gradually taking shape on safer and higher ground. Nearby in Da Trang village, Cao Thi Hue, 45, of the Raglai ethnic group, is preparing to move into a house designed with a flood-proof house.

A Nien (right) smiles beside his nearly-completed house.

Sergeant Tran Huy Hung (Battalion 460, Regiment 974) puts the finishing touches on Cao Thi Hue’s house.

Officers and soldiers of Regiment 974 accelerate construction to meet deadlines.

Cao Thi Hue shares a moment of joy with troops in her new house.

Under the banner of “Quang Trung Campaign,” Regiment 974 is tasked with constructing nine new houses and repairing 13 others. Despite the scorching sun, rain, and a lack of on-site electricity and water, the unit’s troops are maintaining a “lightning speed” pace to settle displaced families.

Translated by Minh Anh