Militia forces help people harvest rice to escape floods

From October 10 to 12, due to the impact of prolonged heavy rain combined with water from the upper Mekong River flowing into some agricultural production areas in Vinh Chau, Vinh Thanh, Hung Dien communes, Tay Ninh province, the dykes overflowed and localized flooding occurred. To respond promptly, the localities mobilized militia forces to coordinate with people to harvest rice and build embankments.

Militia helps people harvest flooded rice in Vinh Thanh commune

In Hung Dien commune, a 2km long dike was flooded. The Hung Dien Commune Military Command promptly mobilized 30 officers and soldiers along with tools to transport soil to reinforce the dike.

Determined not to let the rising water submerge people's crops, hundreds of cubic meters of soil were transported by soldiers in time to successfully prevent the dike from overflowing. In addition, many field pumps were deployed to pump water out of the dike area.

Militia build dikes to prevent floods from entering rice fields

In Vinh Chau commune, many crop growing areas with an area of ​​over 200 hectares of rice and fruit trees were also threatened by rapidly rising floodwaters. The Vinh Chau Commune Military Command quickly sent forces to transport soil to vulnerable locations to reinforce the dike to prevent dike breaches.

In Vinh Thanh commune, more than 14 hectares of rice were submerged in water. Militia, police and local people took advantage of the opportunity to harvest. After more than 2 days of actively racing against the floodwaters, more than 2 hectares of rice were safely brought ashore by the forces.

Forces and people harvest flooded rice

Currently, floods in the province are still rising, so localities have organized forces to be on guard and ready to handle incidents with the determination not to be passive and surprised, causing damage to people.

The meaningful actions of the Tay Ninh province militia in recent days have demonstrated their solidarity and companionship with the people in all circumstances, contributing to spreading the image of "Tay Ninh province's armed forces" in the new period./.

Le Duc - Bien Cuong

Source: https://baolongan.vn/luc-luong-dan-quan-giup-dan-gat-lua-chay-lu-a204354.html