The spirit of mutual love and support is a precious tradition of our nation. During the storm and flood, this spirit continues to be promoted, warming people’s hearts during the rainy and stormy days.
Neighbors help each other in times of need
“I thought there were storms and floods every year, but I didn’t expect the water level to rise this high this year. This year’s flood is higher than the historic flood of 1986. Since I was born, this is the first time my family has had to flee from a flood” – Those were the words of Mr. Phuong Van Xe (59 years old), Dong Heo village, Huu Lung commune.
From the evening of October 7, seeing the water rising faster and faster, more than 40 households in Dong Heo village began to flee the flood. After bringing children and the elderly to safety, the households stayed up all night to help each other carry, carry, and transport furniture and property to avoid damage. Mr. Hoang Van Phu's house became a temporary residence for Mr. Hoang Van Cuong, Mr. Phuong Van Xe, Mr. Phuong Van Huy; Mr. Hoang Van Lo's house became a flood shelter for Mr. Hoang Van Tho's family, Mrs. Tran Thi Hao, Mr. Vu Van Nam... And many other families in the village became shared residences for other families during the flood days.
The neighborly spirit of “helping each other in times of need” was multiplied. They not only shared temporary accommodation and carried their belongings together, but also contributed rice to cook together. Mrs. Nong Thi Thoa shared: This was also the first time our family went to a neighbor’s house to temporarily avoid the flood and live with other families. The lunch of the four families was simple but warm, each family contributed rice, vegetables, and peanuts.
Not far from Dong Heo village, in Dong Lai village, Huu Lung commune, there are also more than 100 households located close to the isolated limestone mountain range. At 11:00 a.m. on October 8, soldiers of Warehouse K87 (a military unit stationed in the commune) and forces in the village began transporting food rations and necessities onto boats to support people in the flooded area. Present at the gathering point, we felt the sense of urgency, responsibility and enthusiasm of the forces.
In the hot noon sun, the T-shirt of Mr. Vy Van Chinh, Party Cell Secretary and Head of Dong Lai village was soaked with sweat and flood water. While carrying the boxes of drinking water onto the boat, Mr. Chinh asked the forces about the situation of the people in the isolated area. His conversation was interrupted when someone called, "Mr. Chinh, please come out and receive the lunch boxes to deliver to the households inside." After delivering lunch with bread and drinks to the households, we only had a few minutes to ask about the situation in the village. According to Mr. Chinh, since last night, the forces have helped move some families out of the flood area, but there are still a few households living together on the 2nd and 3rd floors of their houses, while others have moved up the mountain to stay temporarily. Since morning, there have been a number of groups coming to support necessities such as instant noodles, drinks, bread, and dry food. Lunches for households today are also supported by the charity and people in the neighboring village of Goc Me.
Amidst the storm and flood, the image of families helping each other and working together to overcome difficulties is simple yet beautiful.
Support for flood victims
Not only do neighbors in the village unite, help, protect and encourage each other, in the flood area, Party committees, authorities, agencies, units, organizations and philanthropists inside and outside the province have contributed money and labor, come to the scene to share necessities, adding faith and strength for people to soon overcome the storm and flood.
As in Van Nham commune, according to statistics, the whole commune has more than 1,700 houses flooded and isolated. According to Ms. Linh Thu Huong, Vice Chairman of Van Nham Commune People's Committee, currently the affected families have moved to high hills or gathered on the 2nd and 3rd floors of some families to temporarily avoid the flood. To supply and support the people, we have mobilized boats and canoes to transport necessities supported by agencies, organizations and benefactors such as instant noodles, bread, and drinking water to households.
On social media fan pages, relief groups and teams simultaneously posted information about supporting necessities, contacting local authorities and contacts in flooded areas to reach and support people as quickly as possible.
At An Ninh area, Huu Lung commune on the afternoon of October 8, despite deep flooding and hot weather, the authorities and relief teams were still busy transporting necessities to the people in a timely manner such as: water, bread, rice...
Mr. Pham Quoc Hoi, owner of a Facebook account named Hoi Met, who called for and gathered supplies from relief groups, said: The water level has never been so high. For two consecutive nights, we did not sleep to support isolated people. In particular, Cau Muoi area is a deep flood point of the commune with about 200 households flooded and isolated, people cannot move outside. From early morning on October 8, we were present at An Ninh area, Huu Lung commune to receive relief from volunteer groups, along with functional forces to transport to people's homes. Typically, we received and transported 1,500 loaves of bread, more than 300 boxes of instant noodles and 110 boxes of mineral water from three philanthropists in the old Lang Son city to send to households in the area.
Along with Cau Muoi area, Huu Lung commune, currently, in flooded areas in other communes in Huu Lung district (old), individuals and volunteer groups are also actively supporting necessities for people. Each person contributes, thousands of breads, pure drinking water and necessities have been delivered to the flood-prone areas, directly to the isolated households.
Mr. Pham Hoang Tung, Hanoi city said: Storm No. 11 caused many areas in Lang Son province to be deeply submerged in water, lost electricity, lost water, lost mobile signal, traffic was cut off, many communes were flooded. Faced with the difficulties of the people, I and some companions directly brought food such as: water, bread, vegetables... and generators to Lang Son to support the people with the desire to encourage both mentally and materially to help people stay strong and soon overcome difficulties.
Receiving the affection, sharing difficulties, "sharing food and clothes", "mutual love" from the people of the whole country, the people in the flooded areas seem to be re-energized. Mr. Trieu Duc Long, Tan Thinh village, Van Nham commune said: Although we have been informed and proactively responded to the storm, this is a historic flood, many houses have had to be evacuated. My house has also become a residence for 10 other households in the village. Currently, the village has no electricity, and the source of clean water for use is also very limited. Fortunately, early this morning, the local government and the volunteer group have supported some essential necessities for families to use.
Storm No. 11 caused heavy losses, devastated houses, swept away crops and livestock, and turned people's lives upside down. However, in the midst of hardship, the spirit of solidarity and love shone brightly. Truck after truck carrying hot rice, bread, water and many other necessities arrived promptly to the people in the flooded areas, not only sharing material things but also becoming a spiritual "support" for them to overcome pain and loss.
Source: https://baolangson.vn/tinh-nguoi-vuot-bao-lu-5061253.html
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