Hung Nguyen district successfully organized a flood and storm prevention and search and rescue drill in 2024.
On September 18, Hung Nguyen district organized a drill on flood and storm prevention and search and rescue in 2024.
Attending and directing the drill were Colonel Phan Dai Nghia - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Steering Committee for defense area drills, flood and storm prevention and control drills; Nguyen Van De - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Steering Committee for flood and storm prevention and control drills, and search and rescue. Also attending the drill were leaders of Hung Nguyen district, representatives of relevant departments, branches and sectors.
In a hypothetical situation, storm No. 4 enters the East Sea with the strongest wind near the storm center at level 12, gusting above level 12, posing a risk of flooding and directly affecting the lives, activities and production of hundreds of households in the area.

The drill took place in 2 phases: Phase 1, operating the mechanism: In response to the storm's developments, the Standing Committee of Hung Nguyen District Party Committee held a conference to deploy the province's directives and telegrams, and approved the draft directive of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee on flood and storm prevention and control, and search and rescue.

Meeting of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue of Hung Nguyen District, assessing the situation, adjusting the plan to add tasks to agencies, units and localities. Meeting of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue of Hung Loi Commune to deploy and implement measures to prevent floods and storms, search and rescue according to the intention of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue of Hung Nguyen District and the Party Committee and People's Committee of the commune.
Phase 2, practice handling some situations of flood and storm prevention, search and rescue in the field: The soldiers mobilize forces and means to organize evacuation, move people out of dangerous areas, organize people to take shelter on the spot; the soldiers announce, warn, organize calls, arrange anchoring, avoid and shelter from storms for boats; the soldiers organize forces and means to search and rescue on the river.

Speaking at the meeting after the drill, comrade Nguyen Van De - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention, Search and Rescue Drills highly appreciated the leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels in preparing and organizing the drill. With careful and strict preparation of facilities, means and forces, the drill took place in accordance with the content, time, and achieved the set goals and intentions.

Through the drill, the aim is to raise awareness, vigilance; leadership capacity, management ability of Party committees and authorities; level of organization, command, coordination of agencies, departments, branches, unions, armed forces, local people in natural disaster prevention, control and search and rescue. At the same time, continue to supplement and complete the natural disaster prevention, control and search and rescue plan, ensuring it is close to local reality.
At the end of the drill, the Organizing Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 6 groups and 9 individuals with outstanding achievements in organizing the flood and storm prevention and search and rescue drill in Hung Nguyen district in 2024./.