Thousands of households in the old Huu Lung district received food and drinking water support.

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- Due to the impact of storm No. 11 (Matmo), many prolonged heavy rains caused flooding in many areas of the communes: Yen Binh, Van Nham, Huu Lung, Tuan Son, Cai Kinh, Nhat Tien. Through quick statistics until the afternoon of October 8, in these 5 communes, more than 1,000 houses were flooded.

Authorities used boats to bring food and drinking water to support people in flooded areas in the old Huu Lung district.

Support food and drinking water for people in flooded areas

On October 6 and 7, as soon as the heavy rain continued and flooding occurred, the authorities of 4 communes, the army and police forces of the province and the communes mobilized all forces to quickly deploy plans to support people in flooded areas to evacuate to safety. Accordingly, by the morning of October 8, the authorities had assisted in evacuating about 7,000 people from the flooded area.

The Ministry of Defense dispatched helicopters to deliver food to support people in communes in isolated areas.

At the same time, with the timely and urgent support of the authorities, as of 4:00 p.m. on October 8, all isolated households had been reached and supported with food, drinking water and essential necessities such as instant noodles, milk, drinking water, etc.

Provincial People's Committee leaders and functional forces support food for isolated drivers in Huu Lung commune area.

The relief goods were transported by canoes, motorboats and specialized vehicles. The authorities coordinated with the commune authorities to use canoes and canoes to bring food and drinking water to the isolated people who could not be evacuated.

Organizations and unions in the province support food to flooded communes in the old Huu Lung district to support people.

In particular, the Ministry of National Defense has supported the mobilization of helicopters to transport 4 shipments of essential supplies to isolated areas (areas where boats and canoes cannot reach) in the communes of Van Nham, Thien Tan, Yen Binh, and Tuan Son. Accordingly, people in this area have been promptly supported with food and drinking water (about 450 households).

The commune authorities and the military and police forces are continuing to closely monitor the situation and are ready to deploy additional rescue plans to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

Authorities continue to bring food and water to isolated areas to support people.

According to a quick report from the People's Committee of Lang Son province, as of the morning of October 8, due to the influence of storm No. 11, Lang Son province had moderate to heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain, causing serious damage to people and property. The whole province recorded 2 injured people, more than 3,000 households were affected by house collapses, landslides and flooding. Many areas were deeply flooded over a large area, mainly in the communes: Yen Binh, Van Nham, Huu Lung, Tuan Son, Cai Kinh, That Khe, Trang Dinh, Quoc Viet...

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