In this situation, border units along the shared borderline and coastal region were all on duty to help the locals surmount natural disasters’ consequences.
Military and peole joining hands
Knowing that the complicated weather conditions might cause strong wind and heavy rains, the Vietnam Border Guard Command has directed its affiliated units along the shared borderline, especially in the Central region, to make thorough preparations for the search and rescue mission. Accordingly, border units from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien Hue provinces have actively grasped situations and established mobile teams on standby whenever needed.
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The Border Post of Cau Treo International Border Gate are mobilized to the scene to ensure smooth traffic. |
The units also tasked their border posts in the coastal region with instructing trawlers and fishing boats operating at sea to quickly move to safe areas. Meanwhile, border troops on the mainland also worked with local authorities to mobilize local residents to actively brace for natural disasters.
Besides, they also actively built plans to move households located in dangerous areas to safer places, while noting them not to pass flooded roads at risk of landslides.
Senior Colonel Ho Quyet Thang, Second-in-Command of the Nghe An provincial Border Guard Command, held that amid the complicated developments of the weather, the whole unit was on standby while working with local authorities to address any arising issues. In addition, 120 border troops were also sent to implement search and rescue missions in emergency situations.
Specifically, the border units in the Central provinces have coordinated with the local authorities to move more than 50 households with 357 people out of dangerous areas at risk of landslides. On September 27, Pu Nhi Border Post under the Thanh Hoa provincial Border Guard Command moved six households in Pu Nhi commune, Muong Lat district, to safer places, while 27 households with 68 people in Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, were moved out of the areas at high risk of landslides by the border post, to name but a few.
Together with locals overcoming flood consequences
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Troops clearing rocks and soil in landslide areas |
Despite tireless efforts of border units and local authorities, heavy and prolonged rains still caused losses for border people, in which, many public facilities and people’s houses were damaged and flooded.
As of September 27, in border areas of Thanh Hoa province, 17 houses were affected due to landslides. Meanwhile, in Nghe An border areas, flooding and landslides have damaged many houses and 135.9 hectares of crops.
In these cases, border units of the two provinces quickly grasped situations and supported locals to move to safe places. They then worked together with local authorities to help victims overcome the consequences of the natural disaster. Accordingly, they focused on clearing rocks and soil in landslide areas to ensure smooth traffic, as well as providing food and necessities to the flood-hit victims.
On September 29, the Nghe An provincial Border Guard mobilized 360 troops to help local residents overcome flood consequences and soon stabilize their life.
According to Lieutenant Nguyen Manh Hung, Political Commissar of Nam Can Border Post under the Nghe An provincial Border Guard Command, prolonged and heavy rains caused landslides along the road from Nam Can commune to the center of Ky Son district. “We sent 20 border troops, together with local residents, to clear soil and rocks so as to ensure smooth traffic,” he added.
Translated by Minh Anh
Source: Baobienphong