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The Ministry of Defense requires the air force to prepare planes and helicopters to carry out rescue and rescue work in Rao Trang 3.

At 4:50 p.m. on October 14, speaking with PV Labor, Major General Pham Truong Son, deputy commander of the Air Force branch of the Air Force, confirmed: The Ministry of Defense requested the Air Force to prepare CASA C-295 aircraft, helicopters to carry out rescue and salvage work in the hydroelectric area of ​​Rao Trang 3 (Thua Thien Hue).

“We are currently awaiting orders, ready to carry out rescue and rescue operations. Units are preparing better to be able to carry out the task,” Maj. Gen. Pham Truong Son said.

Major General Pham Truong Son also said that the current weather situation is quite complicated. All factors will be carefully evaluated.

Maj. Gen. Pham Van Ty, deputy chief of office for the National Incident and Disaster Response and Search and Rescue Committee, said: The forces are determined to search. The current meteorological situation continues to have a rather complicated evolution. The landslide is still happening.

“Factors related to safety in search and rescue and rescue are carefully evaluated” – said and said Major General Ty, the current forces are very determined in this work.

The Ministry of Defense is known to require the Air Force to prepare CASA C-295 aircraft and many helicopters to perform search, rescue and rescue work.

The CASA C-295 aircraft is considered one of the most advanced medium transport aircraft in the world with outstanding advantages.

The C-295 is capable of taking off and landing on extremely short runways, including the field. This is one of the most prominent features of this family of aircraft.

As a medium-size multipurpose military transport aircraft, the C-295 can perform many tasks such as cargo transport, troop landing, search and rescue, and ambulance. In addition, it is also used as a development platform for patrol – anti-submarine sea and early warning variant – air command.

On the afternoon of October 13, the Office of the National Committee for Incident and Disaster Response and Search and Rescue sent two delegations. The first delegation headed by Mr. Doan Thai Duc – Head of the Office joined the Mission of the Head of the Ministry of National Defense, the Department of General Staff headed by Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong – Deputy Minister of National Defense; Group 2 led by Mr. Tran Van Son – Deputy Head of the Office to enter the place to direct the search for the missing.

The Office of the National Committee for Response to Incidents and Disasters and Search and Rescue coordinates with agencies of the Ministry of Defense, Military Region 4 and the localities to actively capture the situation and organize the search for missing persons. inform and promptly advise the leaders of the National Committee for Response to Incidents and Disasters and Search and Rescue in the direction of the forces to carry out the task of searching for missing persons.



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