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| In the early morning of October 30, the Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue Police Department (PCCC&CNCH), Nghe An Provincial Police received news that in Block 13, Ben Thuy Ward, Vinh City, the water was deeply flooded due to heavy rain, many households were trapped in their houses as the water level rose higher and higher. The Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Police Team on the River was mobilized. The team quickly dispatched 02 rescue vehicles, 02 25CV boats, 15 officers and soldiers along with specialized vehicles to move to isolated and deeply flooded roads and areas, helping people, especially the elderly and children, escape from dangerous areas to safety, and at the same time supporting people to evacuate their property. Photo: Chu Minh |
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| Many sections were deeply flooded, and the entrances were narrow, forcing the force to swim in when they wanted to reach isolated households. Photo: Chu Minh |
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| Rescuers swim to save people in a flooded house in block 13, Ben Thuy ward, Vinh city. Clip: CTV |
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| Many families with elderly people and young children were deeply moved when the armed forces promptly rescued them. Photo: Chu Minh |
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| Many elderly people and children were taken to safety. Photo: Quynh Trang |
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| Helping people move their belongings to a dry place. Photo: Quynh Trang |
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| Due to the circulation of storm No. 9, from the night of October 29 to the morning of October 30, 2020, heavy rain occurred in Do Luong district. Along with that, a number of hydroelectric dams discharged floodwaters, causing the river water to rise, causing some communes and towns in the low-lying areas of the district to be partially flooded, some roads to be cut off, and many households to be isolated. Photo: Duy Dong |
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| On the night of October 29 and the morning of October 30, 2020, the Military Command of Do Luong district mobilized more than 50 officers and employees, 1 canoe, 2 trucks directly to the communes of Thinh Son, Thuan Son, Quang Son, Dang Son - where households were deeply flooded - to evacuate assets and bring people to safety. Photo: Duy Dong |
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| Many rescue vehicles were mobilized to rescue people in deeply flooded areas. Photo: Duy Dong |
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| Along with that, the District Military Command mobilized forces to coordinate with Warehouse 852 to promptly handle the landslide area at the Nha Do water storage dam in Bai Son commune. Photo: Duy Dong |
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| Lieutenant Colonel Thai Khac Phu - Commander of the Military Command of Do Luong district said: "Currently, there is heavy rain in the area, the river water is rising rapidly, many roads, hamlets and communes are deeply flooded and isolated. Currently, we are urgently coordinating with local authorities and organizations to evacuate assets, bring people to safety, and propagate to people not to arbitrarily move into deep flooded areas to prevent accidents. At the same time, we have assigned 100% of our forces to be on duty, ready to rescue and evacuate people in deep flooded areas when ordered." |
Previously, on the afternoon of October 29, while moving belongings to avoid the flood, the family of Nguyen Ngoc Thai (born in 1966), his wife Phan Thi Hoa (born in 1973) and daughter Nguyen Thi Khanh Chi (born in 2003) living in Veu 4 village, Phuc Son commune, Anh Son district were isolated by flood water.
Unable to escape, the family had to climb onto the roof to call for help from Phuc Son Border Guard Station.
Immediately upon receiving the information, Phuc Son Border Guard Station sent a working group of 7 comrades led by Major Bui Hong Manh - Political Commissar, Commander, along with rescue equipment to the rescue scene.
Due to the dark night, heavy rain, many roads were flooded and landslides, the working group had to go through the forest, using ropes and life buoys to reach the scene.
After many efforts to overcome difficulties, by 9:10 p.m. on October 29, the rescue team had brought 3 people to safety./.
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