Together we overcome difficulties

Volunteers from Phan Duc Charity Club prepare pork to make pickled pork to send to people in flood-affected areas. Photo: HUY HOANG

Mission from the heart...

The prolonged flooding has made life difficult for the people. Meanwhile, charity kitchens and relief goods receiving points have been set up one after another, marking the warm human affection in the midst of disaster.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Chien, Head of Women's Association Branch 50, Head of "Chien Nguyen Zero-Dong Kitchen" (left) prepares meals to supply people in flooded areas. Photo: HUY HOANG

Kitchen group, sending love

Having just returned from a trip to support the Northern region affected by storms and floods, and witnessing the people of Da Nang being flooded and having landslides, Mr. Phan Van Duc (Dong Duong commune, Head of Phan Duc Volunteer Club) and his teammates continued to plan to support people affected by natural disasters.

To carry out the program, he and his friends mobilized and called on kind-hearted people to extend their hands and contribute to have more meals sent to compatriots in times of danger. With funds, Duc and volunteers lit a fire to boil pickled pork, make pickled fish sauce, cook Quang noodles, boxed rice... then rowed a boat to transport them to the flooded areas.

Students of Dong A University prepare meals to send to people affected by natural disasters. Photo: HUY HOANG

In addition to meals, the gifts given to the people in the flooded areas also included fresh milk, banh chung, and bread so that people could eat when they were hungry. According to Mr. Duc, most of the people in the flooded areas had to evacuate and could not cook, so the meals of rice, noodles, and milk, although not of great value, helped people feel warm and have the strength to overcome the natural disaster.

In Hoa Cuong ward, without anyone telling anyone, many women's associations unanimously took out their wallets to buy food, rice, and fish sauce to cook rice to supply flood-affected areas.

On October 29, Ms. Nguyen Thi Chien, Head of Women's Association Branch 50, Head of "Chien Nguyen Zero-Dong Kitchen" (Hoa Cuong Ward) and her sisters went to Hoa Cuong wholesale market to buy vegetables and meat, and brought them to the "Mobile Field Kitchen" located in Duy Nghia Commune to cook rice and deliver it to people in flooded areas. More than 1,500 warm, nutritious meals were delivered to people in Duy Nghia, Duy Vinh Communes and Hoi An Ward.

The Friends Club sent food and essential supplies to people in the highlands affected by landslides. Photo: HUY HOANG

In recent days, the City Police Youth Union has urgently prepared 500 meals to send to flooded areas. Next, officers and soldiers of the City Police voluntarily contributed funds, necessities and packaged nearly 1,000 welfare bags with full of instant food, dry food, drinking water, etc.

Major Bui Anh Duc, Head of the City Police Youth Union, said that although the mobilization time was short, the officers and soldiers enthusiastically supported, in the spirit of joining hands for the people in the flooded areas. The social security bags were transported to the gathering points, ready to supply the people in the flooded areas of Duy Xuyen, Dai Loc, and Ha Nha communes with a spirit of urgency, all for the people's service.

Meanwhile, in mountainous communes heavily affected by landslides, schools became shelters, classrooms became temporary resting places. Landslides caused separation and isolation, and philanthropists in the lowlands sought to send necessities up the mountain to supply people. “Field” kitchens sprang up. Teachers in the highlands suddenly became “nurses” to help people and children have warm meals in the cold rain.

Mr. Nguyen Binh Nam, Chairman of the Friends Club, said that in recent days, he has continuously received messages from mountainous communes in need of essential supplies for the people who are evacuating. Up to now, the club has mobilized kind-hearted people everywhere to support food and essential supplies for more than 20 evacuation points with more than 1,500 people, helping people to confidently overcome the disaster.

People of Tam Anh commune wrap banh chung to give to people in flood-hit areas. Photo: VD

Multiply kindness

In Dien Ban Bac ward, Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Secretary of the ward Party Committee, directed political and social organizations to mobilize cadres, members and people to join hands to cook nearly 1,000 meals, and at the same time order 800 more meals and 2,000 bottles of mineral water to help relatives of patients stuck at Quang Nam Regional General Hospital (Dien Ban ward).

Women's Union of Hoa Cuong ward gives bread to support people in flooded areas. Photo: VD

Hot meals and bottles of water handed out are not only a timely source of supplies in difficult times, but also a symbol of humanity and loving sharing during the flood season.

Also during the days of heavy rain, in Tam Anh commune, the busy and urgent atmosphere was evident on every face. Some cooked rice, some wrapped cakes, some prepared bottles of water… all wanted to contribute a small effort to the people of Dai Loc commune who were struggling in the flood.

On the morning of October 29 alone, the people and youth union members of the commune prepared 400 meals and 1,000 banh chung to deliver to the people of Duy Xuyen district (old).

Mr. Huynh Minh Phat, Secretary of the Tam Anh Commune Youth Union, shared: "Currently, many communes are still isolated, people lack clean water and electricity. But the human love during the storm and flood has helped everyone feel warmer, together overcoming this difficulty." In the afternoon of the same day, the charity bus of Tam Anh people and youth rolled out, bringing love, sharing and solidarity to the people in the flooded areas.

Along with that, the Duy Xuyen Volunteer Group and friends (Thu Bon Commune) also carried out many meaningful activities. According to Mr. Le Cong Muoi, a member of the group, from October 27 to 29, the group rowed boats to each house to deliver rice to people in flooded areas. In total, the group prepared and delivered more than 3,000 meals, along with necessities, drinking water and fever-reducing medicine to people in Thu Bon and Dai Loc communes. In addition to providing food, the group also organized transportation and rescue for people deeply flooded to safe places and hospitals.

There are still many difficulties in the historic flood, but the solidarity and love spreading everywhere is a great source of encouragement, helping people in flooded areas to be more confident, soon overcome difficulties, and stabilize their lives.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/cung-nhau-vuot-qua-gian-kho-3308772.html