Nghe An Border Guard helps people escape floods

In the area of ​​Muong Tip and Muong Ai communes, Ky Son district, Muong Ai Border Guard Station is urgently coordinating with the authorities of the two communes to evacuate 158 households in the landslide area of ​​Vang Phao, Na My, Xop Phe villages of Muong Tip commune and Xop Phong village of Muong Ai commune to safe evacuation areas.
Lieutenant Colonel Phan Van Hung - Head of Muong Ai Border Guard Station said: Due toheavy raincontinuously for many hours, the areas are at high risk of landslides. To ensure the safety of the people, the unit's forces coordinated with local authorities to propagate and mobilize and evacuate households to safe places. The unit supported single-parent families, the elderly and children to evacuate to safe places first, at the same time to ensure the lives of people at the evacuation site; coordinated with the locality to immediately support instant noodles, drinking water and dry food for the people.

Officers and soldiers of Muong Ai Border Guard Station help people cross the stream. Photo: Hai Thuong

At Phuc Son Border Guard Station, due to heavy rainrising river water,To proactively prevent flooding and have a response plan, Phuc Son Border Guard Station has proactively sent working groups to coordinate with local authorities to inspect vulnerable areas.risk of flooding, landslides; put up danger warning signs and regularly be on duty to prevent people and vehicles from passing through partially flooded bridges and roads; focus on propaganda and mobilizing people to evacuate to safe shelters, not to go to rivers and streams to fish and salvage floating wood on rivers and streams.

In Veu 1 village, due to heavy rain, Mr. Vi Van Cang's family's livestock barn collapsed, but there was no damage to livestock and poultry because they had been proactively evacuated.

The Phuc Son Border Guard Station forces are on duty at flooded areas to prevent people from passing through; they are warning people not to fish in flooded areas and they are putting up warning signs at deep flooded areas. Photo: Hai Thuong

At Ngoc Lam Border Guard Station, due to heavy rain, the river water rose and flooded some points on the inter-commune traffic route. To proactively respond, the unit sent 5 working groups, each group of 4 people, directly to the area to coordinate with the locality and other forces to help people move their belongings, put up warning signs, and stand guard to prevent people from passing through deeply flooded areas to ensure safety.

Ngoc Lam Border Guard Station helps people move their belongings to avoid flooding. Photo: Hai Thuong

Heavy rains have also caused flooding and landslides in some areas of coastal border units. In Thu Thuy ward, Cua Lo town, rising sea levels have eroded about 1km of seawall.

To ensure the safety of the people, the Border Guard Station of Cua Lo - Ben Thuy Port sent 30 officers and soldiers to coordinate with local authorities to use sandbags to temporarily prevent seawater from entering.

Tam Quang Border Guard Station propagates and mobilizes people to evacuate to safe places. Photo: Hai Thuong

In addition to sending forces from units to the area to propagate and mobilize and help people evacuate to safe places, and implement safety measures during floods, units also prepare plans to promptly respond, including welcoming people to the unit to avoid floods, to ensure the safest safety for people and property of the unit and the people.

Lieutenant Colonel Phung Duc Hung - Deputy Commander of Nghe An Border Guard

According to forecasts, the flood situation is still very complicated. The Nghe An Border Guard Command has directed units to prepare plans to promptly handle the situation, while ensuring absolute safety for people and equipment of the unit.

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