Hong Son Commune: More than 200 people participate in disaster prevention drills

HNP - On November 14, at the right-hand Day dike section through Hong Son commune, more than 200 officers, soldiers and people participated in a drill on natural disaster prevention, control and mitigation, organized by the Hanoi Department of Irrigation and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control in coordination with the Commune People's Committee, to improve the capacity to respond to dike incidents and first-hour handling plans, especially in the context of increasingly extreme natural disasters.

This is an activity within the program to enhance civil defense capacity after Hanoi implemented the two-level local government model from July 1, according to which the commune level is assigned more direct and closer-to-the-people tasks. The exercise attracted the participation of more than 200 people including commune leaders, professional staff, disaster prevention shock forces, militia, police, medical staff, youth union members and a large number of people.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hong Son Commune Nguyen Van Hai gave a speech directing the forces participating in the drill.

The drill scenarios are built close to the actual locality, from unusual heavy rain, forest floods to sudden disasters, requiring grassroots forces to respond quickly and with the right techniques.

According to the drill scenario, in the first situation at Km16+500, the patrol force discovered that the water level of the Day River was rising rapidly, about 0.5m from the dike surface. Immediately, the order to mobilize forces was issued, the militia and self-defense forces divided into groups to arrange sacks of soil and sand to raise the dike surface. After nearly an hour of urgent construction, the critical location was safely handled.

Hong Son Commune rehearses meeting to operate disaster prevention and control mechanism

The second situation at Km16+700, the force discovered illegal seepage on the dike roof. The teams quickly dug a Y-shaped drainage ditch and deployed a reverse filter layer of sand, crushed stone, and boulders .

In particular, the situation of the bubbling veins in the downstream pond - considered the most serious - was handled by the reverse filter well method with steel drums, straw fences and filter materials according to the correct dike management techniques. The operations required smooth coordination between many groups of forces , ensuring that the water drained evenly and that sand and soil were not washed out.

Nearly 200 cadres, soldiers, union members and people of Hong Son commune participated in the drill.

Evaluating the drill, Deputy Head of the Hanoi Department of Irrigation and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Tran Thanh Man commented that the Hong Son commune force had a firm grasp of the first hour incident handling procedures .

In recent years, Hong Son has been strongly affected by storms and floods; in 2024, many houses were flooded for many days, requiring emergency support, making people aware of the importance of preparing response plans right at the grassroots level.

Deputy Head of the Hanoi Department of Irrigation and Disaster Prevention and Control Tran Thanh Man evaluated the drill.

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hong Son Commune, Truong Anh Tuan, said: " Through the drill, we clearly reviewed the responsibilities of each force and each department. Coordination, command, preparation of forces, materials, and means according to the '4 on-site' motto are skills that need to be practiced regularly. The commune will continue to update and supplement practical plans to ensure absolute safety for the people ."

Commander of the Military Command of Hong Son Commune, Hoang Van Giap, emphasized that practicing on the scene helps the shock force to be confident and operate correctly in handling situations of leakage, collapsed roofs or bubbling joints, and at the same time gain a lot of experience to be ready to respond when a real incident occurs.

Along with the professional force, the people watching the drill also highly appreciated the liveliness and practicality of the program. Ms. Nguyen Thi An, a resident of Tan Do village, shared: " Through the drill, I understand better what I have to do before, during and after storms and floods. Watching the force practice handling smuggling or mudslides, I realized how complicated disaster prevention work is. We, the people, need to follow the recommendations and be more proactive to protect our families from natural disasters."

Source: https://hanoi.gov.vn/tin-dia-phuong/xa-hong-son-hon-200-nguoi-tham-gia-dien-tap-phong-chong-thien-tai-4251114190328667.htm