Helicopters of Air Force Regiment 916 carried 9 tons of relief goods to the people of Lang Son province.

On the morning of October 8, receiving orders from the Head of the Ministry of National Defense, the Party Committee and Command of the Air Defense - Air Force directed Division 371 to use helicopters of Regiment 916 to mobilize and help people in Van Nham and Yen Binh communes (Lang Son province) isolated by floods, the consequences of storm No. 11 (Matmo).

Many areas of Lang Son province were isolated due to floods.

Major General Vu Hong Son, Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force, directed the relief flight.

Mi-171 helicopter number 03 took off at 7:30 a.m., Mi-17 number 7844 took off at 8:20 a.m. from Hoa Lac Airport to Gia Lam Airport ( Hanoi ) to load relief goods.

Each plane loaded two tons of necessities: instant noodles, drinking water, dry food, life jackets, milk... to transport relief goods to isolated and cut-off people in Van Nham and Yen Binh communes (Lang Son province).

On October 8, four helicopters transported nearly nine tons of relief supplies to Lang Son province.

Regiment 916 (Division 371, Air Defense - Air Force) mobilized to provide relief and assistance to people in Van Nham and Yen Binh communes (Lang Son province) isolated by floods, a consequence of storm No. 11.

Many areas of Lang Son province were isolated due to floods.

Many areas of Lang Son province were isolated due to floods.

Regiment 916 (Division 371, Air Defense - Air Force) mobilized to provide relief and assistance to people in Van Nham and Yen Binh communes (Lang Son province) isolated by floods, a consequence of storm No. 11.

NINH CO-THE DAI

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