November 05, 2020 | 19:39 (GMT+7)
Troops join local people in mitigation of natural disaster consequences
PANO - The Military Command of Nghe An province on November 4 sent its medical team to coordinate with the Military Command of Thanh Chuong district to spray disinfectants and provide information about disease prevention after the recent flooding.
The medical staff disinfected schools, the People's Committee, public areas and flooded houses in Thanh Lien commune. The delegation will continue to spray disinfectants in the remaining flooded areas of Thanh Chuong district.
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Spraying disinfectants at Thanh Lien Kindergarten |
According to Colonel Tran Vo Viet, Commander of the Military Command of Thanh Chuong district, in order to promptly help local people soon stabilize their lives, the unit advised the People's Committee of the district to mobilize 6,776 people, including 150 troops and 2,500 militiamen to clean up 12 schools, two commune medical stations and 20 cultural houses. They also cleaned up roads and coordinated with other functional forces to bury more than 53,000 cattle and poultry that died from the flooding.
Translated by Chung Anh