Nghe An Border Guard leveled mountains to set up checkpoints and patrolled in the middle of the icy forest.
(Baonghean.vn) - Carrying out the "dual" task of protecting the border, preventing illegal entry and exit, and preventing the Covid-19 epidemic, Nghe An Border Guard forces strained in the freezing cold to dig mountains to set up anti-epidemic checkpoints and patrol and guard.
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Not only in the northern provinces, these days the temperature in the border area of Nghe An province has dropped sharply, with ice and snow appearing in many places such as Na Ngoi, Nhon Mai, Muong Ai, My Ly... Border guards at checkpoints carry out the dual task of protecting border security and sovereignty, preventing the Covid-19 epidemic, no matter how cold or harsh the weather is, they still silently complete their tasks. Photo taken on the morning of January 12: Soldiers of Muong Ai Border Guard Station patrol and guard. Photo: Phan Hung |
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Lieutenant Colonel Phan Van Hung - Head of Muong Ai Border Guard Station said: In the past time, the unit has organized regular patrols and has detected, arrested and handled 6 cases/10 subjects of illegal entry and exit. Currently, Muong Ai Border Guard Station has deployed 4 guard posts in border villages in the area of 2 communes of Muong Ai and Muong Tip, of which 3 posts are under construction. Each post team has 5 officers and soldiers on duty and controlling 24/24 hours. Photo: Soldiers of Muong Ai Border Guard Station leveling the mountain to set up a control post on the morning of January 12. Due to the cold, soldiers had to burn firewood to support while performing their duties. Photo: Phan Hung |
Muong Ai Border Guard Station soldiers leveled mountains to set up checkpoints. Clip: Phan Hung |
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At the Huoi Co epidemic prevention checkpoint, belonging to Nhon Mai Border Guard Station, despite harsh weather conditions, there are nights when the temperature drops below 0 degrees Celsius and frost appears, but the border guards here still stick to their posts to perform dual tasks, protecting national border security and sovereignty and preventing illegal entry and exit. Preventing the Covid-19 epidemic from outside the border from entering the area. To reduce the cold wind, the soldiers stretch more tarpaulins to block the wind. Photo: Hai Thuong |
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The checkpoints and control stations of the border posts are mostly located halfway up the mountain, without houses, where there are only reeds and trees that can survive, and the daily temperature is low. To ensure health, the officers here have prepared firewood for heating and equipped with gas cylinders for daily use. In the photo: At 12 noon on January 11, at the Buoc Mu Border Control Station, belonging to the Na Ngoi Border Post, ice and snow appeared. Photo: Hai Thuong - Contributor |
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In My Ly commune, Bac Ly (Ky Son), My Ly Border Guard Station deployed 4 checkpoints, including some checkpoints 25km away from the commune center. The road to the checkpoint is difficult and dangerous, with more than half a day of climbing steep mountains and wading through cold streams. At the checkpoints here, in addition to grass and trees, the clothes of officers and soldiers on duty are also frozen. Photo: Contributor |
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The low temperature and frost covering the mountains and forests have severely affected the lives of people and the work of border guards stationed with the "dual" task of guarding the border and preventing the Covid-19 epidemic. In the photo: Frost in the communes of Dooc May, Muong Ai (Ky Son) and Tam Hop (Tuong Duong). Photo: Contributor |
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Soldiers at the Huoi Co epidemic prevention checkpoint, part of the Nhon Mai Border Guard Station, are struggling with harsh weather conditions, with some nights the temperature dropping below 0 degrees Celsius. Photo: Hai Thuong |
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The Border Guard Station at Nam Can International Border Gate did a good job of receiving and taking citizens to quarantine. Photo: Hai Thuong |
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Despite the harsh and deprived working conditions, Nghe An Border Guard soldiers still seriously carry out their assigned tasks, patrolling and controlling the area to ensure the safety of the border area regardless of difficulties. Photo: Hai Thuong |