The army is ready to respond to storm No. 11.

Soldiers help people harvest rice during the storm

The General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army has just issued Official Dispatch No. 5711/CD-TM requesting military agencies and units to strictly maintain on-duty regime, proactively monitor and grasp the developments of storm No. 11 and floods; deploy preventive measures to ensure the safety of barracks, warehouses, and construction works; prepare forces and means to respond promptly and effectively when situations arise...

The General Staff requested the Border Guard Command to direct the border guard commands of coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh to continue to check and count boats and vehicles operating at sea and to use all measures to inform boats and vehicles still operating at sea about the storm's developments; guide them to move out of and not enter areas at risk of being affected by the storm; call on and guide boats and vehicles to safe storm shelters; guide and support people to deploy necessary measures to ensure the safety of boats at anchorage (to prevent sinking at shelters). The Navy and the Vietnam Coast Guard directed their agencies and units to deploy safety measures; prepare forces and vehicles to search and rescue when situations arise at sea and on islands.

Telegram No. 5711/CD-TM requires the Air Defense - Air Force Service, Corps 18 to check and review plans, organize forces and vehicles to be ready to conduct search and rescue flights by air when ordered. Corps 12, Hanoi Capital Command, Artillery - Missile Command, together with corps and arms, review and supplement plans and options suitable to the actual situation, ensure safety for forces performing tasks, and be ready with forces and vehicles to participate in search and rescue when requested by localities.

Military Region 3 coordinated with Viettel Group to set up a Forward Command Center and all other necessary assurance work to serve the Government and Prime Minister in directing and operating the response to storm No. 11. Viettel Group coordinated with Military Region 3 and relevant agencies to ensure transmission lines and other necessary conditions to connect the Government and Prime Minister to hold online meetings with localities to serve the direction, operation, and response to storm No. 11; ready to send forces and vehicles (flycam) to coordinate with military regions, support localities to survey vulnerable areas to promptly detect cracks, areas at risk of landslides, flash floods, and being cut off and isolated in order to provide early warning and search and rescue...

TRAN BINH

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/quan-doi-san-sang-ung-pho-bao-so-11-post816441.html