Lai Chau police forces help people overcome floods

Thứ Sáu, 29/06/2018, 15:28
PSNews - Heavy downpours earlier this week caused flashfloods, which have left dozens missing and caused serious damages to the Lai Chau province. Although the natural disasters have gone, local police officers are still working hard to help locals overcome the consequences.
Lai Chau province was one of the hardest-hit areas when the recent natural disasters were battering Northwestern provinces. 
Against this backdrop, thousands of police officers and soldiers have been mobilized for rescue missions during the rains, flooding and landslides, as well as for supporting local people in overcoming the consequences.
The local police force is now working the whole day and night alongside locals to rebuild houses, clear off tons of mud, dirt and rock from roads, with the aim of helping the people soon return to normal life.
Police in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau are on scene in the flood-hit areas as they provide assistance and carry out search and rescue operations in order to stabilize local people’s lives.
Police officers set up tents as temporary accommodation for residents in the flood-hit areas.
Police force provide relief aid to flood victims.

They extend their sympathies for the heavy losses suffered by residents in flood-hit areas.

The local police force is now working the whole day and night alongside locals to rebuild houses, clear off tons of mud, dirt and rock from roads, with the aim of helping the people soon return to normal life.
Flash floods and landslides triggered by downpours in the past days had left 23 dead and 10 missing in the northern mountainous provinces, mainly in Lai Chau and Ha Giang. Floods also pulled down or swept away 161 houses, damaged 958 homes and submerged 1,800 others. Total damage was estimated at nearly 500 billion VND (around 21.8 million USD).
By Phung Nguyen