On November 3, General Nguyen Tan Cuong - Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), Deputy Minister of National Defense - signed and issued Official Dispatch No. 6971/CD-BQP on focusing on quickly overcoming the consequences of floods in the Central region.
According to Official Dispatch 6971, the Ministry of National Defense requires agencies and units to continue to strictly implement the Official Dispatches of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of National Defense, and the General Staff on focusing on responding to and overcoming floods, inundation, flash floods, and landslides in the Central region.
Strictly maintain the on-duty regime, proactively monitor and grasp the developments of rain and floods; mobilize the highest forces and means to promptly respond to situations that arise, ensure the safety of habitations, warehouses and stationed areas.
Inspect and promptly move units out of areas at high risk of landslides and unsafety; inspect and review plans and solutions to respond to key areas of natural disasters, areas at risk of flash floods, landslides, inundation, and isolation; proactively help authorities and people evacuate households in dangerous areas to safe places, support people to repair damaged houses, rebuild collapsed and washed away houses, support temporary accommodation for households who have lost their homes; ensure safety for forces performing their duties. At the same time, prepare well the plans to prevent, combat and overcome the consequences of storm No. 13.
The dispatch clearly states the requirement to assign Military regions 4 and 5 to mobilize maximum forces and means to coordinate with local Party committees and authorities, deploy response work to floods, inundation, flash floods, landslides, clean up and repair educational and medical facilities immediately after floods, promptly and effectively handle situations to avoid being passive or surprised; cases beyond the authority to report to the Ministry of National Defense for resolution.
The Navy and Coast Guard of Vietnam: Direct agencies and units under their authority to deploy safety measures; prepare forces and means to participate in the search and rescue.
The Air Defense Forces, Army Corps 18 are ready with forces and means to conduct search and rescue flights; transport food, provisions, and necessities to isolated and isolated areas when ordered by the Ministry.
The 34th Corps, the Artillery - missile Command and the Corps and Corps continue to coordinate with local authorities where the troops are stationed and where the tasks are performed, mobilizing forces and means to support local authorities in overcoming the consequences of floods.
The Chemical Corps mobilized forces and means to support local people's authorities in spraying disinfectants and environmental sanitation after floods and inundated areas when the water receded.
The Information and Communications Corps and the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group will coordinate with relevant agencies and units to overcome telecommunications signal incidents, ensure communication, communication lines and necessary conditions to serve the Government, the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of National Defense in directing and operating civil defense.
