Successfully rescued 5 people isolated for nearly 2 days due to floods

QTO - Information from the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department (PCCC-CNCH), Provincial Police said that on the afternoon of August 30, the unit coordinated with Huong Hiep Commune Police to promptly and successfully rescue 5 people who had been isolated for many days due to rising floodwaters at the spillway of Hieu Giang Commune.

Specifically, at 12:30 on August 30, the Fire Fighting and Rescue Team of Area 6, Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, Provincial Police received information from the Huong Hiep Commune Police that 5 people were exploiting cajuput forest in Thuong Lam village, Hieu Giang commune, isolated for nearly 2 days due to rising flood waters, lacking food and drinking water. The Fire Fighting and Rescue Team of Area 6 quickly dispatched 1 fire truck with 7 officers, soldiers and rescue vehicles to the scene.

Officers and soldiers of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, Provincial Police, approached the isolated area where people were living - Photo: Trung Duc

At 1 p.m. the same day, through reconnaissance and situation assessment, it was determined that 5 people were isolated on the other side of the spillway (about 100m away), an area with high, fast-flowing floodwaters. The Fire and Rescue Police Team of Area 6 proposed to the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department Command to send 1 more canoe and 10 officers and soldiers from the Fire and Rescue Team of Area 1 to coordinate the handling. The rescue force coordinated with the Huong Hiep Commune Police to reassure the isolated people; at the same time, deployed canoes to approach and bring the 5 isolated people to a safe area at 4 p.m. the same day.

After many hours of rescue, people were brought to a safe area - Photo: Trung Duc

This timely action demonstrated the bravery and responsibility of the officers and soldiers of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, the Provincial Police and the Huong Hiep Commune Police, contributing to ensuring the safety of people's lives and property.

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Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/xa-hoi/202508/cuu-nan-thanh-cong-5-nguoi-dan-bi-co-lap-gan-2-ngay-do-mua-lu-f645bba/