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Officers and soldiers participating in the mission to Venezuela. Photo: CACC |
The Ministry of Public Security's search and rescue team, comprising 41 members, is led by Colonel Pham Hung Duong, Deputy Director of the Fire Prevention, Fighting, and Rescue Police Department.
The Hanoi City Police Department also dispatched 10 officers and soldiers to join the rescue mission, with Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Le Cuong serving as team leader.
The delegation consists of officers and soldiers with high professional expertise in structural collapse search and rescue, emergency medical care, communication, technical logistics, and on-site command.
In addition to personnel, the Ministry of Public Security has fully prepared specialized vehicles, equipment, medical supplies, detection devices, and necessary logistics to ensure immediate deployment upon arrival at the scene.
Speaking at the send-off ceremony today, Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Van Tuyen stated that Vietnam's decision to send forces to support search and rescue efforts and overcome the consequences of the natural disaster in Venezuela demonstrates international solidarity, humanitarian responsibility, and the traditional friendly relations between the two countries.
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Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen encourages the team members. Photo: CACC |
On the same afternoon, the Ministry of National Defense also held a conference to assign tasks to its forces participating in the earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela for approximately 20 days.
The Vietnam People's Army rescue team consists of 82 individuals, including a command unit; 31 engineer officers and soldiers from the Engineer Corps' collapse rescue team; 30 doctors from military hospitals; 10 border guard officers; and 8 K9 dogs from Border Guard Intermediate School 24.
Venezuela, located in South America, is over 17,000 km from Vietnam. A double earthquake measuring 7,2 and 7,5 magnitude at 6:04 p.m. on 24/6 in the country resulted in 1,430 fatalities, over 3,000 injured, and more than 50,000 missing. These numbers may continue to rise as many buildings, including Simon Bolivar International Airport, have collapsed.
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