Yagi – the strongest storm in 30 years – caused a series of natural disasters before, during and after making landfall in the North. Hundreds of people died or went missing, causing hundreds of billions of dong in damage, disrupting everything from people’s lives to production and business activities.
Faced with the people's suffering, in addition to giving timely instructions, Party and State leaders also directly inspected, checked, and directed the response and recovery work caused by floods.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's busy schedule
To ensure absolute security and safety for Party and State leaders, the Ministry of Public Security's Guard Command has organized a pre-emptive mission, from which a plan has been developed, forces and means have been gathered, and the security plan has been prepared to be deployed in any weather conditions.
Specialized equipment, tools, and necessary supplies when performing tasks such as life jackets, boots, raincoats, ropes, chainsaws, etc. are fully equipped by the Command for security officers.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen The Khoa, Deputy Head of the Logistics Department, with the terrain conditions of flooding, mud, etc., the unit must choose specialized vehicles with superior features, and at the same time select officers with a lot of experience traveling on mountainous roads in rainy, flooded, landslide-prone weather conditions and with the ability to predict possible situations to participate in the working groups.
On the morning of September 12, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the situation and the response and recovery work for floods in Lao Cai and Yen Bai provinces.
Upon receiving the information, the Guard Command identified these as areas that were severely and severely affected, with the risk of landslides and flooding continuing. Therefore, the Command's leadership directed the establishment of a working group to go ahead; at the same time, urgently arranged forces, vehicles, technical equipment, and support tools to be ready to go on duty.
After inspecting Yen Bai province, the Prime Minister's delegation moved to Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province.
Lieutenant Colonel Vu Xuan The, Department of Protection of Party and State Leaders, said that after arriving at Bao Yen District Center, the Prime Minister directed to continue moving to Phuc Khanh Commune to directly inspect the area of Lang Nu village - the place that was wiped out by flash floods.
“The 18km stretch of road is extremely dangerous with 30 landslides and many other landslide-prone areas. The security forces coordinated with the local police, army, and militia to clear the road and put up signs at dangerous locations to warn the Prime Minister’s motorcade.
Upon arrival, the officers continued to protect the Prime Minister at the scene to inspect the situation, encourage and visit the people and the forces directly performing the task of searching for victims of the landslide. At nearly 1:00 a.m. on September 13, the working group protecting the Prime Minister returned to Hanoi safely," Lieutenant Colonel The shared.
The Guard's Initiative
Regarding the inspection trip to Thai Nguyen province of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Dai Nghia, Department of Protection of Party and State Leaders, said that the unit only had 30 minutes to prepare for this protection trip.
However, the unit still promptly arranged forces, fully prepared vehicles, technical equipment, and support tools to serve the business trip.
In Nga My commune, Phu Binh district - an area deeply flooded - to protect the National Assembly Chairman, the security force proactively suggested that the National Assembly Chairman use sandals instead of boots to facilitate wading and moving.
"At the end of the working trip, the National Assembly Chairman highly appreciated the proactive advice and flexible initiatives of the guards in implementing protection work," said Lieutenant Colonel Nghia.
According to the Guard Command, despite prolonged rain and floods, many roads were eroded, traffic was cut off, and communication was difficult, from September 7 to 14, the guard officers upheld their sense of responsibility, disregarded the danger, and absolutely protected the safety of 22 activities of Party and State leaders who inspected and directed the overcoming of storm and flood consequences; visited and encouraged people in areas that suffered heavy damage.
Along with performing professional tasks, the Command has directed officers and soldiers to closely coordinate with local authorities where they are stationed, organize the evacuation of people and property to safe locations; quickly overcome and clear target areas and barracks blocked by fallen trees, help surrounding people repair their houses, stabilize their work and life.
Responding to the call of the General Secretary, President; Prime Minister; Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Ministry of Public Security to launch a campaign to support people affected by storm Yagi, on the afternoon of September 13, Lieutenant General Tran Hai Quan, Commander of the Guard, directly presented 500 million VND donated by the guards to the Flood and Storm Prevention Fund.
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