(Baonghean.vn) -Immediately after receiving the directive from the Provincial Military Command on being ready to respond to super typhoon No. 14, on the morning of November 10, the Party Committee - Commander of the Mat Island Mixed Battalion held a meeting to inform all officers and soldiers, and at the same time directed units to tie up houses, hide weapons and equipment in safe places, especially mortar positions, anti-aircraft guns, guard shifts, combat duty, and information duty to ensure smooth communication.
The Battalion directed the opening of food warehouses to supply the units, such as rice, fish sauce, dried fish, green squash...; the units in dangerous areas. The Battalion Commander had a plan to evacuate to a safe place. As of 9:00 a.m. on November 10, the units had completed preparations. At the same time, the Battalion Commander was assigned to monitor and supervise the units; the ideological situation of the officers and soldiers on the island was assured and they were determined to fulfill their tasks.Some images of the preparation and response work for the super storm by officers and soldiers of Mat Island.
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| The crisscrossing squads, houses, doors |
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| Move and arrange the bookshelves |
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| Rising sea levels have submerged the wharf at the Island. |
Tran Van Thanh(CTVP Battalion)
