Border guards carry 81-year-old man through floodwaters nearly 2km to emergency room at night

Due to the flood water, the canoe could not continue moving, so officers and soldiers of Ngu Thuy Border Guard Station had to wade through the water, taking turns carrying the old man 2km to the car to take him to the emergency room at night.

On October 31, Major Vo Doan Dung, Deputy Head of Ngu Thuy Border Guard Station (Border Guard of Quang Binh Province) confirmed that the unit had just supported the emergency evacuation of a patient from Le Thuy District General Hospital through floodwaters at night.

Previously, at 8:30 p.m. on October 30, the working group of Ngu Thuy Border Guard Station received a request from Le Thuy District General Hospital to support the transfer of a patient to a higher level for emergency treatment.

Officers and soldiers carried the old man to the emergency room at night. Photo: Quang Binh Border Guard

The patient is Mr. Do Trong Luc, 81 years old, residing in Xuan Giang village, Kien Giang town. At that time, the roads around the hospital were still flooded, so the working group used a canoe to approach.

However, because the flood water on the road receded quite quickly, the canoe had to stop at a location far from the ambulance parking lot on Highway 1, so the officers and soldiers of the border task force had to take turns carrying the patient, walking about 2km.

After that, Mr. Luc was taken by car to the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi for treatment.

It is known that by the morning of the same day, flood water had receded from most residential areas in Le Thuy, currently only a few locations are still flooded but at a low level. Many roads in the area have also returned to normal traffic.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/bo-doi-bien-phong-cong-cu-ong-81-tuoi-vuot-lu-gan-2km-di-cap-cuu-trong-dem-2337385.html