The Provincial Military Command deploys tasks of natural disaster prevention, fire and explosion prevention and search and rescue.

Attending the conference were comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of departments, branches, military units, police and border guards stationed in Nghe An province.

Conference scene. Photo: Trong Kien

Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command chaired the conference. Photo: Trong Kien

In 2020, Nghe An province was directly affected by 21 tornadoes and hailstorms; circulation of 2 storms (No. 5 and No. 9); 30 fires and explosions, 29 forest fires and 36 river and sea accidents and drowning. Natural disasters, storms, floods, forest fires and drowning killed 47 people, injured 12 people, flooded 94 communes and wards in 9 districts, thousands of houses collapsed, had their roofs blown off and were flooded, with estimated damage of hundreds of billions of VND.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the conference. Photo: Trong Kien

In the spirit of proactively preparing forces, means and logistics to carry out the tasks of natural disaster prevention, mitigation, search and rescue, the Provincial Military Command has advised the Provincial People's Committee to seriously and effectively implement plans and activities for flood and storm prevention, search and rescue and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.

In 2020, the provincial armed forces and military units stationed in the area mobilized more than 23,000 people, along with hundreds of cars, rescue boats, and many vehicles to help people evacuate from flood areas, search and rescue, and prevent fires and explosions. Participating in overcoming the consequences of tornadoes, hailstorms, and searching and rescuing victims on rivers and seas, preventing natural disasters, rescuing, forest fires, and searching and rescuing, the provincial armed forces coordinated with many agencies and units to effectively prevent and combat in many districts, cities, and towns.

Rescue forces of Hung Nguyen District Military Command help people in hamlet 8, Chau Nhan commune who had an accident to get emergency treatment during storm No. 9 in 2020. Photo: Trong Kien

Along with performing well the task of helping people prevent natural disasters, in 2020, the Provincial Military Command and the military units stationed in the area performed well the task of stationing troops on guard, educating on discipline, building discipline; coordinating with the Party Committee, authorities and police units to ensure good political security, social order and safety in the province, especially during holidays and New Year, welcoming international and central delegations to visit and work with the province...

Concluding the conference, Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Commander of the Provincial Military Command emphasized: In 2021, the weather forecast in the province is expected to continue to have many complicated developments, with many potential risks of storms, floods, fires, forest fires, etc. Therefore, it is required that agencies and units under the Provincial Military Command and military units stationed in the area continue to perform well the task of stationing troops and guarding, closely coordinating with the locality in ensuring political security, social order and safety. Nghe An Provincial Military Command continues to coordinate with organizations and unions to propagate the work of preventing and combating incidents and natural disasters; focusing on improving the quality of training and drills on natural disaster prevention - search and rescue, fire prevention and forest fire prevention.

The Commander of the Provincial Military Command requested that units maintain and strictly implement the combat readiness regime, always be proactive in human resources, plans, and technical means to be ready to mobilize to help people prevent, respond, and overcome the consequences of natural disasters such as floods, fires, forest fires, and search and rescue.