Trying hard to clear the road on Ngoc Linh mountain range

Provincial Road 673 and the ATK trail connecting National Highway 14 to Ngoc Linh commune ( Quang Ngai province) have dozens of large landslides, completely cutting off the villages of Ngoc Nang, Mo Po, Xa Ua, Ngoc Lang and Tu Rang. Faced with the situation of nearly 400 households, mainly Xo Dang people living on Ngoc Linh peak being isolated, more than 300 officers and soldiers of Regiment 24 (Division 10, Corps 34), the Regional Defense Command (PTKV) 2-Po Y and the Military Command of Ngoc Linh commune have coordinated with hundreds of local union members and youths to work day and night to open roads and deliver relief goods to the people.

Lieutenant Colonel Blong Nham, Deputy Commander of the PTKV 2-Po Y Command Board, said: “The terrain here is winding, the passes are steep and dangerous, with cliffs on one side and deep abysses on the other, and there are many large streams, so the risk of flash floods, landslides, and landslides is always latent. During days of heavy rain, hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of rock and soil collapsed onto the road surface, and many large rocks blocked the way, making it impossible for excavators and bulldozers to move into the scene to carry out their tasks. Before deploying to fix the problem, the unit organized 6 working groups to cut mountains, cross forests to survey, place flags to warn of dangerous areas, determine the bypass route, temporary bridge locations, and set up shelters for the task force.”

Militiamen of Ngoc Linh commune (Quang Ngai) built a temporary bridge and opened a supply route for villages and hamlets isolated by floods and landslides.

Officers and soldiers of the Defense Command of Area 2-Po Y (Quang Ngai) and local people overcome landslides on Provincial Road 673 to bring supplies to Ngoc Linh commune.

After a week of drilling rocks, clearing soil, patching roads, overcoming countless difficulties, by noon on November 3, the army had opened a temporary route of dozens of kilometers, erecting 4 bamboo bridges and monkey bridges to transport supplies to the people in the highlands. At the final gathering point of Xa Ua village, comrade A Phuong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ngoc Linh commune, emotionally informed the villagers: "The first relief shipments from the Ministry of National Defense , Military Region 5 and other organizations have left. People can rest assured that food and medicine will soon be available in each village."

Soak in water to reinforce the embankment

In Da Nang City, heavy rain and strong waves in recent days have caused many sections of An Bang embankment (Hoi An Tay ward) and An Luong embankment (Duy Nghia commune) to suffer serious landslides. In some places, water has eroded nearly 30m into residential areas, threatening the lives, crops and property of tens of thousands of people living along the Thu Bon River and estuary. Faced with this danger, nearly 1,000 military officers, soldiers, union members, youth and local people have urgently reinforced and protected the embankment.

At noon on November 3, when the sun had just risen, along the nearly 1km-long An Bang embankment, hundreds of officers and soldiers were immersed in the cold water to drive wooden and iron piles to serve as foundation pillars. As the piles were driven, stone baskets and sandbags were dropped down immediately. When one person was exhausted, another person would replace them, constantly rotating to ensure progress. In just a few hours, thousands of sandbags and hundreds of iron piles were stacked layer by layer along the embankment. During a rare moment of rest after two hours of soaking in the water, Corporal Y Khanh Byă (Battalion 2, Regiment 143, Division 315) shared: “Underwater, there are many deep holes due to concrete slabs broken by waves. If you slip and fall into them, it is very dangerous. In recent days, we have tried to reinforce each section of the embankment. Some comrades had their limbs cut by pieces of iron or oyster shells, but they still volunteered to stay and work.”

Soldiers of Division 315 (Military Region 5) and local people actively reinforced the An Bang embankment (Hoi An Tay, Da Nang).

Not far away, at An Luong embankment, officers and soldiers of the units were also struggling with the fierce waves. Wading in the muddy water, Lieutenant Colonel Vo Duc Cuong, Deputy Division Commander, Chief of Staff of Division 315, directly carried a pile hammer, instructing the soldiers and the forces of the PTKV 5-Dien Ban Command, Regiment 971 (Da Nang City Military Command) that had just been reinforced. His uniform was soaked and covered in mud, but he still encouraged the soldiers: "The river is deep and the waves are strong, so we must be absolutely safe. Everyone wears life jackets and works in groups of 5-7 people. Those who are good at swimming will take on the difficult part, those who are weaker will be transferred to the basket weaving and material transporting section. We must do everything carefully, not making subjective mistakes that cause us to have to do it again."

Like resilient embankments in storms and natural disasters, officers and soldiers of Military Region 5 and units stationed in the area always uphold the spirit of "sacrificing themselves for the people", ready to be present in the most difficult and dangerous places to protect the lives and property of compatriots, contributing to maintaining a peaceful life in the beloved Central region.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/nuoi-duong-van-hoa-bo-doi-cu-ho/vuot-nguy-kho-de-thong-duong-tiep-te-bao-ve-ke-bien-1010490