According to the dispatch, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army requested agencies and units to grasp the situation and weather developments, ensure the safety of forces and vehicles when performing tasks at sea; proactively have forces and vehicles ready to participate in search and rescue when requested. The Border Guard Command directed the Border Guard forces of coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to Lam Dong to coordinate with local authorities and functional agencies, promptly notify vehicle owners and captains of ships and boats operating at sea to grasp the situation and weather developments to proactively have plans to ensure the safety of people and vehicles. (HAI HA)

Military units proactively respond to the tropical depression near the East Sea (which has now strengthened into a storm, internationally known as Fengshen). Photo: kttv.gov.vn

* On the evening of October 18, the Office of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee informed that on October 17 and 18, the Army mobilized more than 2,700 officers and soldiers of the regular army, militia and self-defense forces, and many vehicles to help people overcome the consequences in the provinces of Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, and Hanoi; helped clean and repair 1,131 houses and warehouses; cleaned and sanitized 11 offices, 15 hospitals and medical stations, 18 schools, cultural houses, and 32 streets; disinfected about 555 hectares and dozens of kilometers of roads; transported and distributed 16 tons of rice and 3,110 sets of clothes to support people; and examined and treated more than 200 people.

On October 17, in the communes of Phu Loc, Binh Dien, Chan May-Lang Co in Hue City, heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and tornadoes caused many houses to be flooded and their roofs to be blown off. The Hue City Military Command mobilized dozens of officers, soldiers, and militia to evacuate 5 households/14 people and regulate traffic in flooded areas. In the afternoon of the same day, in Thanh Hoa ward and Binh Thanh commune in Dong Thap province, a tornado occurred, collapsing 3 houses and blowing off the roofs of 13 houses. The locality mobilized militia to coordinate with local forces to help people overcome the consequences. (LE HIEU)

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/tin-tuc/cac-don-vi-quan-doi-chu-dong-ung-pho-giup-dan-khac-phuc-hau-qua-thien-tai-885063