November 26, 2024 | 22:13 (GMT+7)
Thua Thien Hue armed forces deploy measures to brace for flood
PANO - On November 25, Thua Thien Hue witnessed heavy rains, causing water level to exceed alert level 2. Many roads in Hue City were flooded.
To ensure safety, all students in the province were given a day off. To deal with the situation, the provincial Military Command strictly implemented directives from the Government, the Ministry of National Defense, the Military Region 4 Command, and the provincial People's Committee to brace for flood.
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The Thua Thien Hue provincial Military Command checks vehicles for the missions. |
Particularly, they pro-actively prepared enough personnel and equipment, stayed ready for any circumstances while coordinating with other forces to inspect vulnerable and key areas at high risk of deep flooding and landslides.
The provincial Military Command mobilized on-the-spot forces to team up with functional agencies to set up checkpoints, place warning signs, and manage traffic flow. They monitored areas at high risk of flooding and landslides and stayed ready to evacuate local people if necessary. On the same day, the command directed agencies and units to mobilize troops to move dozens of households affected by landslides and flood to safer places.
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Troops of Regiment 6 under the Thua Thien Hue provincial Military Command ready to perform the task of preventing, controlling and overcoming flood consequences. |
* These days, prolonged and heavy rains caused a landslide behind the house of Tran Van Khue, born in 1973 in Lien Hiep village, Lam Dot commune, A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province. The landslide injured Tran Van Khua and his wife. They were taken by troops of the Border Post of A Dot border gate to the medical station of the Defense-Economic Unit 92 for first aid. The remaining six members of his family were evacuated to a nearby house of their relatives.
The Border Post of A Dot border gate, other forces and the local authority then urgently supported the family to overcome the consequences and stabilize their lives.
Translated by Song Anh