Kim Tan - one of the "flood centers" of Thanh Hoa province - once again suffered severe consequences of natural disasters. Although floodwaters are receding, thousands of households still have to live temporarily on the dike, unable to return to their homes still submerged in mud and stagnant water.

General cleaning of school area in Kim Tan commune, Thanh Hoa province.

Comrade Ha Duc Tam, Vice Chairman of Kim Tan Commune People's Committee, sadly shared about the current situation: 30/48 villages in the whole commune were flooded, nearly 1,400 households were affected, of which hundreds of households had to be urgently evacuated. Up to now, many villages are still isolated, people's belongings and properties were submerged and severely damaged.

In the midst of such mounting difficulties, the image of military vehicles marching one after another to Kim Tan brought hope to the people in the flooded areas. Early in the morning of October 3, nearly 400 officers and soldiers (including more than 250 officers and soldiers of Regiment 48, Division 390, Corps 12, and forces of the Defense Command of Area 2 - Ha Trung, Thanh Hoa Provincial Military Command) and local militiamen quickly arrived to help the people.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huu Truong, Political Commissar of Regiment 48, said: "As soon as we received the order, our unit marched quickly. Many households were still submerged in water, and TVs, refrigerators, and electrical appliances had been soaked for many days and were difficult to repair. We focused on carrying people's belongings out, washing them, and rearranging them. Most of the people were still in the evacuation area, with only one person at home looking after their property, so wherever the soldiers went, whatever the people asked us to do, we did it right away."

At schools and village cultural houses, the red life jackets and green army uniforms were bustling. People were carrying, carrying, shoveling, brooming to push mud and dirt, carrying garbage, spraying disinfectant... creating an urgent atmosphere with the goal of quickly getting public works back into operation.

Transporting food to help people in Kim Tan commune.

The consistent motto deployed to the troops: "Where the water recedes, clean up there", focusing on cleaning schools, offices, cultural houses... Colonel Pham Huy Minh, Deputy Political Commissar of Division 390 said: "In recent days, the unit has continuously mobilized officers and soldiers to help people overcome the consequences of storms and floods. Regardless of stormy weather or dark night, when receiving requests from the locality, the unit quickly mobilized to rescue people, such as evacuating people to safe locations, fixing dike problems, preventing floods... In the flooded area of ​​Kim Tan today, we focused our forces on working first at schools so that as soon as the water receded, students could go to school immediately. This is the top priority task".

The tireless work spirit of the soldiers touched the hearts of the people who were experiencing difficulties and losses. Mr. Tran Van Duan, in Thach An village, his face still looked dazed and tired after many days of struggling with the flood, choked up as he recounted: "The water rose so fast, my family of 6 only had time to escape, but our property and house were submerged in water. More than a ton of rice had sprouted, furniture, fish ponds, chickens, pigs... were all swept away by the flood. When the soldiers came to help, our hearts were warmed." Comrade Tran Thi Loan, Head of Thach An village, shared: "With the soldiers coming, the people feel secure. People have more strength to overcome loss and hardship, and rebuild their lives."

On October 3 alone, the units cleaned and disinfected 12 villages, 4 cultural houses, 4 schools, and helped nearly 60 families. This was a huge amount of work, demonstrating the high determination of the troops.

Comrade Hoang Quy Ban, Vice Chairman of the Fatherland Front of Kim Tan commune, said: "Our locality is the "flood center" of Thanh Hoa province, so when there is a flood, we always receive help from units stationed near the area. You have left a beautiful image of Uncle Ho's soldiers for the Party Committee, the government and each local person."

Article and photos: HOANG KHANH TRINH

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