(Baonghean.vn) - During three days from October 12 to 14, more than 2,000 police officers, soldiers, and militiamen were mobilized to rescue the Vinh River dike, through Tan Phuong block, Vinh Tan ward (Vinh city).
On the afternoon of October 11, while inspecting the flood situation in the area, Vinh Tan ward officials discovered a section of the Vinh River dike that had collapsed and could break at any time. As soon as the discovery was made, Vinh Tan ward assigned people to be on duty and came up with a plan to fix it. Photo: Thanh Cuong
On the morning of October 12, Vinh Tan Ward People's Committee mobilized 2 excavators, 10 trucks and 60 civil servants to transport more than 120 cubic meters of earth and rock, urgently reinforce the dike body and fix the problem. Photo: Thanh Cuong
On the morning of October 13, in the face of prolonged heavy rain and rising floodwaters, Vinh City continued to mobilize more than 500 people including military, police, militia, civil defense and local residents to participate in dike protection. Photo: Thanh Cuong
Comrade Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee directly went down to urge and direct the work of overcoming the incident before storm No. 11 made landfall. Photo: Thanh Cuong
Police officers and soldiers urgently packed and transported more than 200 cubic meters of sand from a distance of 300 meters to reinforce the collapsed dike section. Photo: Thanh Cuong
Dike protection work must be done urgently before storm No. 11 threatens to affect Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Cuong
On the morning of October 14, more than 600 soldiers of the Provincial Military Command and Provincial Police continued to join the people in rescuing the Vinh River dike. Photo: Thanh Cuong
Due to rising river water, ships and barges could not enter to support dike protection work, so 6 rescue boats with capacities from 25CV to 40CV were mobilized to transport supplies. Photo: Thanh Cuong
Up to now, more than 100 blocks of stone, 120 blocks of soil and hundreds of blocks of sand have been used to reinforce the weak dike, ensuring safety for more than 1,000 households. Tomorrow (October 15), about 150 blocks of stone will continue to be used to complete the work of reinforcing the dike body. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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