PM praises public security force’s efforts in search, rescue activities
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the people’s public security force for their achievements in ensuring security and order, as well as natural disaster prevention and control, search and rescue activities.
At the memorial services for Captain Truong Van Thang (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuchas praised the people’s public security force for their achievements in ensuringsecurity and order, as well as natural disaster prevention and control, searchand rescue activities.
In his letter to the officers and soldiersof the force, he noted and complimented their round-the-clock efforts inevacuating people out of areas suffering flooding and landslides in the centralregion recently.
The activities manifest the key role of the public securityforce not only in protecting the national security, social order and safety, butalso in easing people’s difficulties in hard time, stated the PM.
The Government leader noted that amidst the naturaldisasters, the force has effectively designed and implemented plans to maintainsecurity, order and traffic safety, while mobilising local personnel to involve in saving affected people and protecting safety for thetransportation of aids to the needy.
Many officers and soldiers faced danger while performingsearch and rescue activities, some even laid down their lives, including CaptainTruong Van Thang of Huong Viet commune, Huong Hoa district of QuangTri province, who died while protecting the safety for locals and property inthe border locality, he pointed out.
Noting that the flooding and heavy rain may prolong withcomplicated developments in the coming time, the PM asked the force tostrengthen collaboration with other armed forces and local authorities to continueprotecting the security, order and performing search, rescue activities, thusminimising losses./.
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At the memorial services for Captain Truong Van Thang (Photo: VNA) 
