Building houses to help people in flood-affected areas

After the fierce flood, in the eastern part of Dak Lak province, nearly 300 houses were completely collapsed. The number of houses with blown-off roofs, cracked walls, and partial damage reached thousands. With the motto "No one is left behind, no one has to live in the open", the Defense Command of Area 1-Song Cau, Area 6-Tuy Hoa under the Dak Lak Provincial Military Command and the Military Commands of communes and wards in the province promptly arranged and arranged hundreds of accommodations, welcoming people from flooded areas to temporarily stay. From November 23 to now, with the support of officers and soldiers of Divisions 2, 315, 307, 305, Brigades 572, 573, 575, Military School of Military Region 5 and other units, the functional forces of Dak Lak province have repaired and renovated 47 houses with blown-off roofs and partial damage; 93 tents and temporary tents were built for households that were completely collapsed. Many properties and belongings of the people buried in mud and concrete were also cleaned, sanitized, and repaired by the soldiers, helping the people to save some of the costs.

Soldiers of the 88th Chemical Brigade (Chemical Corps) spray chemicals to clean the environment and prevent diseases in flooded areas.

Leading the bicycle loaded with relief goods into the yard, seeing the soldiers of Regiment 143 (Division 315) busy cleaning up the materials to help other families overcome the consequences of natural disasters, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kip (81 years old, in Phu My village, Hoa Thinh commune, Dak Lak province) held her hand and begged: "A charity group from Da Nang has come in, they just gave me some delicious chicken eggs, you guys sit down and rest, wait for me to boil the eggs, eat them and then go". In response to Mrs. Kip's affection and hospitality, Sergeant Nguyen Chi Hoai, Squad Leader of Squad 1 (Company 2, Battalion 1) on behalf of the soldiers politely replied: "We accept your affection, but you should keep these eggs for your nutrition. There are many other households in the village that need our support!"

At the house of Mr. Nguyen Van Luu (72 years old, in My Dien village, Hoa Thinh commune), after surveying and assessing the damage, Corporal Pham Thanh Thien (soldier of Battalion 2, Regiment 143) suggested: "The system of rafters and purlins in our house is too rotten, sir. If we leave it like this and roof it with tiles, it will not be safe. Yesterday, I saw in the yard of the Commune People's Committee some iron pipes and iron boxes brought back by the militiamen who went to clean up and collect garbage. I will contact them and ask them for some to help repair the house for you." With the help of the soldiers, in the afternoon of the same day, the level four house with holes in the wall and blown roof of Mr. Luu and his wife was completely reinforced. The two wooden beds with broken ladders, loose bolts, and covered with mud were also cleaned and repaired by the soldiers, to the joy and excitement of the family.

Lieutenant Colonel Vo Duc Cuong, Deputy Division Commander and Chief of Staff of Division 315, said: “The unit must spread out in many directions to help the people, so the Party Committee and unit commanders regularly educate the troops to uphold their sense of responsibility, strictly follow the discipline of mass mobilization, and be determined to excellently complete the assigned tasks. We strive to clean up 4-5km of inter-village and inter-commune roads every day, helping about 25-30 severely damaged households repair their houses and build tents so that people can gradually stabilize their lives.”

Disinfection and sterilization "warriors"

Faced with the risk of environmental pollution and widespread disease spread in areas that used to be flood "centers" of Gia Lai, Dak Lak, and Khanh Hoa provinces, in recent days, the Chemical Corps and Military Region 5, Division 2 have mobilized hundreds of officers and soldiers along with many specialized and modern vehicles and machines to help localities speed up the progress of disinfection, sterilization, and environmental cleaning. While multi-purpose specialized disinfection vehicles spray chemicals to clean roads, markets, schools, and cultural houses, with backpack and hand-held devices, disinfection "warriors" also actively go to each household to destroy bacteria and pathogens.

Multi-purpose disinfection vehicle of Chemical Brigade 88 (Chemical Corps) sprays chemicals to clean the environment and prevent disease in flooded areas.

Tall, agile, enthusiastic and energetic, in just one morning, Sergeant Nguyen Van Anh Huy (88th Chemical Brigade, Chemical Corps) walked nearly 20km, sprayed 5 tanks of solution, and with his teammates treated and cleaned nearly 28 hectares of surface area, 846 households, and 11 schools. He said: "This type of tank, when fully loaded, weighs about 30kg. Traveling far, carrying heavy loads, and working in a toxic environment while wearing protective clothing for many hours, the brothers quickly lose strength. However, for the safety of the people in the flooded areas, we encourage each other to try our best."

Colonel Nguyen Huy, Brigade Commander of the 88th Chemical Brigade, said: “Immediately after arriving at the communes and wards in the East of Dak Lak province, the Brigade coordinated with local forces to actively deploy measures to disinfect, sterilize, protect the environment, prevent epidemics, and minimize the risk of infection in the community. The biggest difficulty now is the mobility and movement on inter-village and inter-commune roads, because the relief convoys and people passing by are very crowded, causing constant congestion. With continuous efforts, over 4 days, the unit has sprayed disinfectant and cleaned nearly 300 hectares of surface area in high-risk areas in Dong Hoa, Phu Yen, Hoa Thinh, and Tay Hoa. In the coming time, the unit will continue to speed up the implementation of tasks, helping people gradually rebuild their lives after the floods.”

Ready to respond to storm number 15

Faced with the complex and unpredictable developments and path of storm No. 15, on the afternoon of November 26, in a meeting with leaders and commanders of agencies and units participating in overcoming the consequences of floods in the South Central region, Colonel Cao Van Muoi, Deputy Chief of Staff of Military Region 5, requested the forces to proactively overcome difficulties and speed up the progress of helping people.

Under the direction of the Military Region 5 Command, agencies and units urgently inspect and review rescue plans; inspect, maintain, repair, and ensure good technical condition of vehicles, cars, canoes, and motorboats, and bring them to the areas; stock up on food, fuel, fuel, and medicine; survey and specifically assess high-risk areas and schools and houses that can be used as shelters and evacuation sites for people; identify mobile routes and rescue people when bad situations occur; actively propagate and mobilize people to promote proactive spirit and awareness of self-protection and self-prevention of natural disasters...

In the last months of the year, storms and floods continuously hit the Central region, causing many losses. Determined to forget themselves and sacrifice for the people, officers and soldiers of the armed forces in Military Region 5 always stand side by side to protect and defend the people.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/nuoi-duong-van-hoa-bo-doi-cu-ho/ke-vai-sat-canh-giup-dan-1014050