In recent days, on many roads of communes such as Cam Lam, Suoi Dau, Dien Khanh, Dien Dien..., the muddy footsteps of officers and soldiers of Brigade 957, Naval Region 4 are still tirelessly working. After completing the rescue work, officers and soldiers continued to work through the night to support people and local authorities to overcome the damage caused by floods. No noise, no ostentation, just dedication and the spirit of "all for serving the people".
Actively support people to recover from floods
After long sleepless nights helping people evacuate to safety, when the floodwaters had just receded, officers and soldiers of Brigade 957 continued to take on a new mission to support the government and people in overcoming the consequences of the floods. Since November 22, regardless of day or night, the footsteps of officers and soldiers have been regularly on the roads, helping every small corner of the village, hamlet, and roof gradually return to normal life.
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| Cleaning support at Dien Phu Primary School. |
At schools: Dien Khanh Vocational College, Dien Khanh Primary School, Dien Phu Primary School, the Provincial Tropical Diseases Hospital, Dien Khanh Commune People's Committee..., thick layers of mud stuck to tables, chairs, cabinets, classrooms, and schoolyards. Officers and soldiers of Brigade 957, along with teachers, staff, and local organizations diligently cleaned up every item, meticulously scrubbed every cup and table, and dredged mud from the floors and grounds. Thanks to the division of working groups, especially in key areas, the recovery work was carried out quickly, helping some commune People's Committee headquarters, schools, and medical stations to soon resume operations. Many schools that were deeply flooded with 20-30cm thick layers of mud were cleared, returning the space to safety, preparing for students and teachers to return to class soon. Soldier Tang Ngoc Tai - Company 1, Battalion 5, Brigade 957 shared: “The floods caused too much damage. When entering schools, medical stations, commune headquarters, and people's houses, seeing everything in disarray and the huge amount of work, sometimes we don't know where to start. Thanks to the direction of our superiors, we divided into groups, each person with a task, always trying to do it as quickly as possible, but still being careful not to damage the property of agencies and people."
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa - Principal of Dien Khanh 2 Town Primary School emotionally said: “When the water just receded, the scene before our eyes made teachers feel sad. The school yard was covered with mud, everything was in disarray, many items were severely damaged. There were times when we felt helpless, not knowing where to start. However, the timely presence of officers and soldiers of Brigade 957 became a great source of encouragement, giving the school more strength to overcome difficulties. With the joint efforts of the forces and teachers, the cleaning work was urgently deployed. Each classroom, equipment, and corridor were cleaned up. Up to now, the school has basically stabilized, ready to welcome students back."
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| Support a resident in Dien Dien commune. |
During the mission, in some remote areas that were still deeply flooded, the roads were slippery, making it difficult for civilian vehicles to travel and access, especially charity groups. Brigade 957 used specialized vehicles to transport relief goods to each household, ensuring that all gifts reached the right recipients. At the same time, the brigade also supported people in reinforcing their houses, moving belongings, and bracing public works to cope with storm No. 15.
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| Although the cleaning work was quite hard, the soldiers always smiled. |
Since the 19th, the brigade has mobilized over 400 officers, soldiers and 12 specialized cars, hundreds of life jackets, lifebuoys and many rescue equipments, supporting the people and local authorities. The unit has evacuated hundreds of people to safety, supported the transfer of 2 bodies to Dien Khanh Regional Medical Center; cleaned up nearly 20 People's Committee headquarters, schools, medical stations, nearly 5km of inter-village roads, built nearly 300m of dike to prevent overflow.
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| Officers and soldiers cleaned up all night at a school. |
Spreading meaningful gifts
After the days of flood and rain, while the direct forces of Brigade 957 were still tirelessly supporting people in the field, another warm atmosphere was also taking place in the unit's campus. In the large kitchen, in the living room and under the windy eaves, cadres, women's union members, union members and youth of the brigade were busy distributing each gift. Some cherished the bottles of water, some checked the bags of rice, some carefully put milk cartons and bread into each basket... Everything happened quietly but responsibly as a way to express the soldiers' sharing with the people in the flooded areas. The hands still imprinted with mud after the morning cleanup continued to quickly pack in the afternoon, because everyone understood that there were still many families out there lacking drinking water, lacking food, lacking a gift to keep them strong in the difficult days.
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| The brigade and donors gave gifts to the people of Dien Khanh commune. |
Up to now, Brigade 957 has mobilized and coordinated with donors to present more than 3,000 gifts; 990 gift boxes, each worth 300,000 VND, including rice, salt, fish sauce, cooking oil to households that suffered heavy damage in the communes of Suoi Dau, Dien Khanh, Dien Lac. At the same time, 100 bottles of filtered water, 150 kg of dry food, 1,450 new clothes and thousands of necessities to the people. The Brigade Women's Union also proactively mobilized and prepared 2,100 gifts including filtered water, milk and bread to give to isolated households in Dien Khanh commune and Tay Nha Trang ward.
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| Brigade representatives gave gifts to people of Dien Tho commune. |
Not only that, the spirit of sharing was also spread when the brigade and the unit's women's association coordinated with Richlands Real Estate Office and benefactors in Cam Ranh and Cam Lam to give 270 gifts, each worth 1 million VND in cash, 10 kg of rice and essential clothes, to support people in the communes of Dien Khanh, Dien Dien and Tay Nha Trang ward, with a total value of 340 million VND. The gifts, though simple, contained humanity and timeliness, helping many households to ease their difficulties and have more motivation to stabilize their lives after the flood.
Mr. Nguyen The Loc - Vice Chairman of Dien Khanh Commune People's Committee said: "During the recent flood, the commune was deeply flooded and suffered great damage. Thanks to the active and urgent support of the military forces, including officers and soldiers of Brigade 957, from rescue work, evacuation of people to cleaning up after the flood, the locality has gradually overcome difficulties. The silent but responsible contributions of the military forces have left people with trust and emotion and contributed to helping the locality stabilize soon."
LE TUNG - K.HA
Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/xa-hoi/202511/lu-doan-957-xuyen-dem-ho-tro-nguoi-dan-khac-phuc-sau-lu-16b390d/
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