Nghe An youths concentrate on overcoming flood consequences

Thanh Quynh (Synthesis)• October 3, 2022 17:04

(Baonghean.vn) - To help people overcome the consequences of floods, the Youth Union and Association of Nghe An quickly established volunteer and quick response teams, coordinated with local authorities and functional forces to focus on implementing practical tasks, supporting people to overcome immediate difficulties.

Flash floods that occurred in Ky Son district in the early morning of October 2 caused serious damage to this highland area. Infrastructure and people's property were buried in mud. Faced with this situation, the local youth union members and youths urgently coordinated with the Party Committee and authorities to carry out many activities to overcome the consequences of the flood. Photo: Ky Son District Youth Union provided

Youth union members at the Youth Union and Association bases in Ky Son District are working hard to clean up the mud that flooded into people's houses when the flash flood passed; at the same time, they are handling garbage and fallen trees on the roads and at public works. Photo: Ky Son District Youth Union provided.

A motorbike stuck in the mud was pulled out by the union members to help people after the flood receded. Photo: Ky Son District Union provided.

Ky Son District Youth Union and Ky Son District Vocational Education and Continuing Education Center mobilized nearly 120 union members and youths to coordinate with volunteer clubs to transport necessities and drinking water across streams and over temporary bamboo bridges to move goods for people in Son Ha and Hoa Son villages in Ta Ca commune. Photo: Provided by Ky Son District Youth Union

In Nghi Loc district, 29 volunteer teams in communes and towns in the district mobilized to help people overcome the consequences of storms and floods. With a team of more than 300 volunteers, they cleaned nearly 30 km of roads, cleared 5 km of canals and sewers, collected more than 30 kg of garbage of all kinds and trees that fell after the rain and storm. Photo: Provided by Nghi Loc District Youth Union.

Thanh Chuong District is also a locality that was severely affected by the recent floods. To help people overcome the consequences, since the morning of October 2, more than 2,000 union members and youths in the district have joined forces to help people overcome the consequences of storms and floods. Photo: Thanh Chuong District Youth Union

Thanh Chuong Youth Union's activities are focused on the following tasks: clearing canals and sewers, cleaning roads, supporting schools, helping people clean up their units and houses, and coordinating free electrical repairs for people. Photo: Provided by Thanh Chuong District Youth Union

For Yen Thanh district, in 2 days (October 1-2), 39 volunteer teams in communes, towns, and youth unions in Yen Thanh district mobilized to help people overcome the consequences of floods. In particular, activities focused on guiding people on water treatment to have clean water for eating, drinking, and daily activities after the flood receded. Photo: Yen Thanh District Youth Union.

With a team of more than 300 volunteers, this force transported food and property to avoid flooding for more than 50 households, coordinated with donors to give more than 600 gifts, food, and drinking water to households in heavily flooded areas, collected more than 50 kg of garbage of all kinds and fallen trees after rain and storms, and cleaned houses for more than 30 households, primary schools, secondary schools, and commune health stations. Photo: Provided by Yen Thanh District Youth Union

Food and food supply activities were effectively coordinated by Youth Union and Association units in the province with Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and related units to promptly support people when the flood receded. Photo: Provided by Tan Ky District Youth Union

For the Youth Union and Youth Police of Nghe An, implementing the direction of the Provincial Police leaders, on the evening of October 2, more than 50 officers and soldiers of the Mobile Police Department, Nghe An Provincial Police, regardless of the rain and wind, rushed to carry out their duties. On the morning of October 3, this force was present in Muong Xen town and Ta Ca commune, Ky Son district. Immediately after arriving at the scene, the unit coordinated with other forces to help people in isolated areas to get out and overcome the consequences of the flash floods. Photo: Provided by Nghe An Youth Police