Faced with the critical situation, with the consistent and consistent guiding viewpoint of putting people's lives first, the leaders of Dak Lak province requested that the Secretaries and Chairmen of localities must directly command, and if necessary, immediately organize to cook rice to supply the people.
Prioritize evacuating people to the safest locations, including opening military barracks and police headquarters to welcome people for shelter.
By all means, we must reach flooded residential areas to prevent people from lacking food, water, and freezing.
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| Local authorities and forces went into flooded areas to rescue people. |
In Thanh Hoi village, Son Hoa commune, about 200 people were taken to a safe area by local people and the rescue canoe team of the commune police.
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| Son Hoa commune police evacuated flooded households to safety. |
In order to carry out the order to rescue people, the Provincial Military Command mobilized 12,323 officers and soldiers along with 57 canoes and motorboats; the Provincial Police mobilized 122 specialized vehicles and 40 canoes to the flood-prone area.
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| A resident in Tuy Hoa ward who was cold after sitting on the roof for a day and a night was rescued by local rescue forces and taken to a medical station. Photo: Tuyet Huong |
In Tuy An Bac commune - the most heavily isolated place, officers and soldiers of Battalion 85 (Regiment 888) crossed the strong current to deliver instant noodles and dry food to each person holding out in the attic.
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| Working groups of Brigade 572 – Military Region 5 used canoes and motorboats to cross the rapids to rescue people and supply food. Photo: Contributor |
On the morning of November 20, working groups of Brigade 572 - Military Region 5 used canoes and motorboats to cross the rapids to bring 22 people, including the elderly, women and children in Tuy An Bac commune out of the deep flooded area. The force also promptly provided first aid and transported 11 people injured due to slipping and colliding while fleeing the flood.
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| The soldiers immediately fixed the wound and took Nguyen Thi Muoi to a canoe to cross the flood to the hospital safely. Photo: Contributor |
Notably, the force approached the house of Nguyen Thi Muoi (89 years old, Long Uyen village) who fell and broke her leg when floodwaters rushed in. The soldiers immediately fixed the wound and took her to a canoe to safely cross the flood to the hospital.
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| Soldiers help bring the elderly to safety. Photo: Contributor |
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| Forces participating in helping people get out of flooded areas. Photo: Vien Quynh |
At 11 p.m. on November 20, the rescue forces of Dak Lak Provincial Police were still wading through floodwaters overnight to reach and rescue people trapped in the villages of Phu Tho, My Trung, My Thuan Trong, Phu Thuan, Hoa Thinh commune; Hoa Dong commune (old) and brought people to the commune Party Committee headquarters and solid houses in the area.
Currently, many flooded areas in the Eastern region have been approached and controlled.
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| Rescue forces of Dak Lak Provincial Police are still wading through floodwaters throughout the night to reach and rescue trapped people. Photo: Contributor |
To support Dak Lak, Air Force Regiment 930 ordered two helicopters in Da Nang to be ready to take off, coordinating with Military Region 5 to drop relief goods to the flood-hit oases in Hoa Xuan and Hoa Thinh, where canoes could not reach.
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| Helicopters of Air Force Regiment 930 perform rescue missions in flooded areas. Photo: Van Chung |
Provincial leaders also directly directed and urged the work of responding to and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters in affected communes and wards.
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| Provincial Party Secretary Luong Nguyen Minh Triet directly inspected and directed flood response work in the eastern region of the province. |
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| Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Cao Thi Hoa An visited and encouraged people and rescue forces in flooded areas. |
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| Provincial leaders discussed with leaders of Military Region 5 about isolated areas that are inaccessible and need immediate rescue, food, and water supplies. Photo: Tuyet Huong |
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| Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Tu Thai Giang inspected the situation, visited and encouraged the forces participating in flood prevention work in Yang Mao commune. Photo: K. Chi. |
In particular, responding to the call of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province to support people in disaster-stricken areas to overcome the consequences, the spirit of "mutual love" has spread strongly among all classes of people.
On the morning of November 20, the first relief shipment of 1,000 boxes of instant noodles and 1,000 boxes of mineral water from Ms. Do Thi Hong Van (Tuy Hoa ward) was transferred to the Provincial Party Committee Office to promptly support the people.
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| People transport relief goods to people in flooded areas. Photo: Contributor |
In addition, 2,250 gifts including bread, drinks, milk, instant noodles/dry rations were packaged by the Provincial Women's Union during noon on November 20 so that the army could deliver them to the people as soon as possible.
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| Food portions supported by the Provincial Women's Union are loaded onto trucks to be delivered to people in flooded areas. Photo: Contributor |
In addition to organizing donations of necessities, many organizations and groups organize cake wrapping to provide relief to flood victims.
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| The Dak Lak Province Women Entrepreneurs Association is urgently wrapping and cooking 5,000 banh chung to send to people in the East who are isolated due to floods. Photo: Contributor |
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| Tan An Ward Police wrapped banh tet to send to people in flooded areas. Photo: Contributor |
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| Air Force Regiment 930 received 1,000 gifts from Military Region 5 and packaged them for transportation to people in the South Central provinces. Photo: Van Chung |
The eastern region of the province is busy dividing necessities to deliver to areas cut off by floods.
The gifts, though small, contain a heart of sharing, helping people in flooded areas have more motivation to overcome difficult days.
Source: https://baodaklak.vn/thoi-su/202511/huy-dong-tong-luc-ung-cuu-khan-cap-nguoi-dan-vung-tam-lu-5cc254d/
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