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Thanh Hoa holds flood preparation, response drills

Flood preparation and simulated response drills took place in Tho Xuan district in the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 13.
Thanh Hoa holds flood preparation, response drills ảnh 1At the event (Source: VNA)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) - Flood preparation and simulated responsedrills took place in Tho Xuan district in the central province of Thanh Hoa onAugust 13. 

In the first scenario, officers and soldiers of Military Region 4were required to work with local authorities to evacuate 50 households with 150people in Van Lo hamlet, Tho Nguyen commune, to a local secondary school asheavy rain drenched the locality while a section of the nearby dyke was at riskof collapsing. 

After local residents were relocated, they were also given food,water, and other necessities. 

In the second scenario, a dyke collapsed in Tho Nguyen commune,Tho Xuan district. The drill involved 150 officers and soldiers from Military Region4, relevant units, and 90 local residents using trucks and other materials athand to promptly shore up and stabilise the dyke, which they managed to dowithin 30 minutes. 

Meanwhile in the third scenario, relevant forces searched andrescued 26 households with 96 persons located on loose-soil ground in ThoNguyen commune, using canoes and boats to save humans and assets. 

The drills were successful in helping to improve the capacity ofrelevant units and their coordination in case of potential future disasters.–VNA 
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