Military-civilian kitchen warms people in flood-hit areas

This afternoon, as heavy rain continued to pour down on the eastern strip of the province, a special “campaign” was activated.

A series of army kitchens were simultaneously lit, racing against time to bring thousands of hot meals to people in isolated areas.

In Phu Hoa 1 commune, as of this afternoon, floodwaters are still immense in some areas. Even more so, the atmosphere inside Phu Hoa 1 Kindergarten is more urgent than ever. This is the location used by Regiment 584 (Provincial Military Command) to set up a field kitchen to serve 100 meals to the people.

In the small kitchen, 5 soldiers of the unit and the kindergarten teachers were busy with various tasks. Some washed rice, some picked vegetables, some cooked. Some of the food was brought by the 584th Regiment on the march, some was quickly purchased by the unit from grocery stores.

Quickly wiping the sweat from his forehead, his hands still quickly stirring the large pot of soup, Corporal Y Ja Nie (Battalion 303, Regiment 584) shared: "Only by witnessing it with our own eyes can we understand how hard our people have to work. Being used to the gun and bullet training ground, now holding the ladle to cook rice to share with the people, we tell each other to try our best to do it as quickly as possible."

Soldiers and people quickly prepared dinner tonight for isolated households.

Attending the event with the troops, Major Nguyen Duy Khoa, Deputy Chief of Staff of Regiment 584, said that the Regiment's troops participating in flood response are currently concentrated in two hotspots: Phu Hoa 1 commune and Tay Hoa commune.

“We have determined that wherever the floodwaters recede, the soldiers will help people clean up schools, public facilities and houses. With all our heart, the unit will try to support people so that they can have enough food to eat and their houses can be cleaned of mud after the flood,” Major Nguyen Duy Khoa affirmed.

The military-civilian kitchen was urgently deployed to promptly distribute rice on the evening of November 21 to hundreds of people in isolated areas.

Not only in Phu Hoa 1, in Tuy Hoa ward, the atmosphere is equally urgent. The rice kitchen here has the presence of a female soldier - Major Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh (Command of Defense Region 6 - Tuy Hoa). Ms. Hoang Anh shared that during storms and floods, a piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full. Ensuring food hygiene and safety and packaging speed are top priorities for her and her teammates. The square, full lunch boxes are passed around, containing the meticulousness and thoughtfulness of the soldiers.

During the inspection trip to grasp the flood situation in Dak Lak province and neighboring areas, this afternoon, Senior Lieutenant General Truong Thien To, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army and the working delegation visited the Kitchen of the Defense Command of Region 6 - Tuy Hoa.
Here, Senior Lieutenant General Truong Thien To kindly visited and encouraged the officers, soldiers and coordinating forces who are on duty to feed the army and help the people; at the same time, he praised the proactive spirit of "Serving the People" of the army officers and soldiers...

Once the meals were ready, the real challenge began. Soldiers and other authorities immediately used boats and canoes to cross the heavily flooded areas, becoming “special shippers” bringing warmth to each household, while also acting as rescuers in emergency situations.

Senior Lieutenant General Truong Thien To, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, and the working delegation inspected logistics support work at the Kitchen of the Defense Command of Region 6 - Tuy Hoa.

Currently, the entire eastern region of the province has established a network of nine field kitchens.

Of these, there are 7 kitchens implementing the "military-civilian combination" model - both ensuring logistics for soldiers on duty and providing "good food and sweet soup" to the people. This network is spread across flood hotspots such as: Song Hinh, Duc Binh, Tay Hoa, Hoa Thinh, Hoa My, Phu Hoa 1, Phu Hoa 2, Tuy Hoa City, Dong Hoa Town, Hoa Hiep, Hoa Xuan, Dong Xuan, Tuy An Tay...

In particular, to support Tuy Hoa direction, Transport Brigade 655 is mobilizing a specialized field kitchen vehicle to reinforce this afternoon, providing more hot meals every day, ensuring the health of the task force and people in the flood area.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/an-ninh-quoc-phong/202511/bep-com-quan-dan-suoi-am-tinh-nguoi-vung-lu-e1e1cbf/