Two field tents were erected by the army on the afternoon of 20/11 at the Ngoc Hoi intersection. This point connects the North-South railway with 23 Thang 10 Street (National Route 1C) and 19 Thang 5 Street, not far from the center of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa.

Each tent spans about 100 square meters, serving as a temporary area for the elderly and children to eat and rest. It also functions as a staging point for food and supplies to be distributed to residents in flooded areas.

Inside the tent, hundreds of people queued to report to ward officials about relatives trapped in the floods, allowing for rescue plans to be formulated.

Throughout the day, hundreds of food portions from relief teams, businesses, and local authorities were distributed free of charge to those affected by the floods. Many people busily sorted and divided the meals.

Eating inside a tent, Ms. Phuong recounted that floodwaters rose quickly, nearly submerging her house's roof. Rescue forces had to remove the corrugated iron roof to get her out. "I have never seen a flood rise so fast", she said.

Ms. Hoang Kieu called her family, informing them that despite having a two-story house, the water had reached halfway up the second floor. When rescue workers arrived, the canoe was too crowded, so her husband stayed behind while she and her two children were evacuated first. "I will stay at the shelter until my husband gets out, then we will rent a hotel for temporary accommodation", she said.

A soldier carried a small child, recently evacuated from a flooded area in Tay Nha Trang Ward, into the temporary shelter.

Outside the tents, soldiers from the Khanh Hoa Provincial Military Command packed food portions, ready to deliver to those trapped in the floods.

The army prepared life rafts for the rescue of residents isolated by the floods.

At the Ngoc Hoi intersection, many ambulances and medical staff were on standby, ready to assist victims.

Many relief workers distributed food and supplies to households.

At 16h, trucks carrying canoes arrived in succession at the Ngoc Hoi intersection, prepared to enter the flood-stricken heart of Tay Nha Trang Ward to deliver supplies to residents. Hundreds of people, including police, military personnel, local forces, and philanthropists, remained at the flooded site, coordinating relief efforts and supporting Nha Trang residents.

Thanh Tung - Bui Toan