At about 7:50 a.m., Mi-171 helicopter number 03, piloted by Major Vuong Dinh Long, Squadron Commander of Squadron 1, Colonel Nguyen Ba Duc, Deputy Regiment Commander, Chief of Staff of Regiment 916, co-pilot, along with crew members and rescue forces, took off from Hoa Lac airport ( Hanoi ).
Mi-171 aircraft number 03 took off from Hoa Lac airport this morning - PHOTO: QUANG THUAN
The flight carried food including instant noodles and bottled water in sufficient quantity.
After landing at Vinh airport ( Nghe An ), the pilots and crew continued to receive a large amount of food supplies prepared by Military Region 4, then dropped the goods in the communes of Tuong Duong, Muong Xen, Muong Tip, Nhon Mai, My Ly, Bac Ly... ( Nghe An ), which were completely isolated due to heavy floodwaters after storm No. 3 Wipha swept through.
In Tuong Duong commune, Mr. Le Van Luong, Secretary of the Commune Party Committee, said that at 10:40 a.m., this helicopter transporting essential goods dropped supplies to the people.
Currently, 3 villages of this commune are isolated on the other side of Lam River because the suspension bridges were washed away by floodwaters, including 437 households with more than 900 people living in complete isolation. Goods cannot be reached, people are in need of food, clean water, medicine...
The army transports necessities onto the plane - PHOTO: QUANG THUAN
Helicopter lands to deliver necessities in Tuong Duong commune - PHOTO: QUANG THUAN
In recent days, the highland communes of Nghe An have suffered historic floods due to the huge amount of water flowing from upstream rivers and streams. The floodwaters rose so quickly that people were unable to react in time. Many villages were flooded up to the roofs, roads were flooded and cut off, and crops were severely damaged.
According to the latest report of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Nghe An province, as of July 23, the circulation of storm No. 3 along with heavy rain and rising floodwaters has caused severe damage to this province.
Specifically, the floods killed 3 people; 450 houses were damaged and had their roofs blown off in communes such as Bach Ngoc, Vinh Tuong, Quang Dong, Yen Thanh, Que Phong, Chau Binh, Nhon Mai, Yen Hoa, Na Loi, Huu Kiem, Yen Na, Muong Xen...
Isolated Tuong Duong commune seen from an airplane - PHOTO: QUANG THUAN
In addition, 3,786 houses were flooded, of which Tuong Duong commune was the most severely affected with 2,210 houses.
Authorities have evacuated 3,440 households. Of these, Tuong Duong commune accounts for the majority with 2,210 households. In addition, many localities are isolated, cut off, and without power.
People in isolated villages are in dire need, especially of food and clean water. Local authorities have mobilized all their forces to support the people, but the terrain is too rugged and the roads are eroded, making access difficult.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/truc-thang-mi-171-tha-hang-cuu-tro-nguoi-dan-vung-lu-nghe-an-185250724111138073.htm
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