Information from the Department of Rescue and Relief (General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Ministry of National Defense ) said that at 3:00 p.m. on August 1, the unit received information from the combat duty of the General Staff (Military Region 2) about 8 people in Anh Trung village, Muong Hung commune (Son La) being isolated due to floods.
The helicopter was sent by the Ministry of National Defense to Son La for rescue and relief work.
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Immediately after that, the Rescue Department coordinated with the Air Defense - Air Force and the 18th Army Corps to be ready to use helicopters and air search and rescue forces to rescue 8 people trapped and isolated by floods. In addition, the Ministry of National Defense reported on the plan to send helicopters to rescue people.
The Ministry of National Defense has directed the 18th Army Corps to conduct rescue flights in Son La province. At around 3:54 p.m., aircraft numbered VN-8624 took off and is expected to arrive at the scene at around 4:50 p.m. to rescue people.
According to a report from Son La province, as of 2 p.m. on August 1, floods in the province have caused severe damage in many places.
Specifically, in Muong Lan commune, 4 houses were swept away, collapsed and many houses were affected; many rice fields were flooded; Song Ma commune, at Km325+400 - Km325+500 National Highway 12 (road to Muong Lam commune) is blocked due to deep water (1.4 - 1.6 m); Pung Banh commune, the road from Dom Cang to Pung Banh commune is flooded 2 m; 10 villages are completely isolated; Chieng So commune: Na Loc 1, 2 villages; Te Tien village, Pau Hay village are isolated (people have been evacuated to safety). 1 suspension bridge in Te Tien village is broken; Muong Lam commune, Km302+530 - Km302+640 is flooded about 1.2 m above the road surface. 1 suspension bridge across Ma river was swept away, people and property of 22 households in 4 villages were evacuated to safe shelters...
The Ma River water level is rising, at 2:00 p.m. the same day on the Ma River at Xa La hydrological station (Chieng Khuong commune) it was 28,370 cm, 220 cm higher than alert level 3 (40 cm higher than at 1:30 p.m.). Flood water levels continue to rise.
In addition, floods have affected many civil works in communes; electricity, communication and traffic systems have been seriously disrupted and many roads have been damaged.
Faced with the complicated situation of natural disasters, on August 1, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Son La province signed a telegram to respond to rain, floods and inundation in communes along the Ma River; signed a decision to establish a frontline Command Center to respond to storms, floods and inundation in the province; announced a natural disaster emergency to respond to heavy rain, flash floods, landslides and land subsidence in July and early August 2025 in the communes of Bo Sinh, Chieng So, Huoi Mot, Muong Lam, Nam Lau, Nam Ty, Song Ma, Muong Lan, Chieng Khoong, Chieng Khuong, Sop Cop, Tan Yen and Mai Son.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/truc-thang-cua-binh-doan-18-cat-canh-cuu-nguoi-bi-co-lap-o-son-la-185250801163026215.htm
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