The love of the army and people warms the roofs of houses after the flood
At the end of 2025, hundreds of households in Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak and Gia Lai were happy to receive new houses thanks to the "Quang Trung Campaign" of the military. Despite the historic flood, the spirit of solidarity between the army and the people has helped people resettle and stabilize their lives.
In the historic flood in November 2025, water from upstream quickly washed away many properties and houses of people in Nam Khanh Vinh commune (Khanh Hoa). Among them is the house of Mr. A Nien (80 years old, T'rin), located near the bank of Cai Khanh Vinh river, near the Khanh Nam suspension bridge.
After the water receded, the military and functional units helped his family clean up and build a new house at a higher location to avoid the flood.
Mr. A Nien could not hide his joy: "The Party and the State gave us a house to live in, it was very happy. In the past few days, it has been raining, carrying sand, silk, water from the stream, the road is very slippery, but some soldiers have built houses for themselves.
Not only in Khanh Hoa, in provinces such as Dak Lak and Gia Lai, hundreds of households in flooded areas have also been handed over new houses. When the army was still there, the people. When the army withdrew, the people became more resentful.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Nhi - a teacher at Hoa Thinh Kindergarten (Dak Lak) - where military units temporarily stationed - emotionally shared about their days of attachment: "During the time the officers and soldiers were at school, they were very close and affectionate with the students. Now saying goodbye to the soldiers is very regrettable".
As one of the units that have been in the area since the early days of the flood, Lieutenant Phan Ngoc Dan, Regiment 584, Dak Lak Provincial Military Command said that officers and soldiers have been performing rescue tasks, overcoming the consequences and rebuilding houses for people.
"Today, during the farewell hour, the people woke up at 5am to cook for us. After the meal, the people cried a lot, not daring to say goodbye" - Lieutenant Dan shared.
According to statistics, from December 1, 2025 to January 10, 2026, more than 204,000 officers and soldiers of Military Region 5, Dak Lak Provincial Military Command and militia and self-defense forces with nearly 6,000 vehicles have been mobilized and organized into 331 teams. The forces have built 331 houses for households that were completely collapsed, and repaired 90 severely damaged houses in 13 communes and wards.
More than 11,300 households with about 36,000 people were evacuated to safe places; 207 schools, 42 health stations, 281 cultural houses, 38 People's Committee headquarters were cleaned; more than 50km of traffic was repaired; 3,500 households were supported with sanitation and stabilized their lives.
Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee Dao My emphasized the special and great contributions of the armed forces in the process of responding to and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.
Colonel Cao Van Muoi - Deputy Chief of Staff of Military Region 5 - affirmed that the "Quang Trung Campaign" not only brought solid roofs, but also left a profound spiritual heritage of military-civilian love, of great solidarity.
Gia Lai completes Quang Trung campaign
Implementing the "Quang Trung Campaign", Gia Lai province has completed the repair of 27,522 severely damaged houses. Of the total 674 houses that collapsed and needed to be rebuilt, 651 have been completed; 23 houses were built by the people themselves, large in scale, with multi-storey structures, so they were completed outside the campaign schedule.
On January 14, Mr. Cao Thanh Thuong - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Gia Lai province - said that up to this point, the implementation of the "Quang Trung Campaign" in the province has basically been completed. For the remaining 23 houses, the province will continue to support people to complete before January 2026.
"Although these 23 houses are part of the campaign, because people need to build themselves with a scale of 2-3 floors, an area of 100-200m2, high requirements for quality and aesthetics, it cannot be completed according to the general schedule. Up to now, it can be affirmed that the Quang Trung Campaign in Gia Lai has completed the set goals" - Mr. Thuong said.
Previously, on January 12, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung and the Central Working Group inspected and worked with the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee on the progress and results of the implementation of the "Quang Trung Campaign" - the rapid construction and repair of houses for people affected by storms and floods, and early rebuilding the shelters before the Lunar New Year 2026.
Nearly 28,000 severely damaged houses have been repaired, this is a very encouraging result. The remaining 23 houses have complex structures, the province must be determined and mobilize forces to complete them; if necessary, continue to request support from the army and police to ensure that people have a place to enjoy Spring and celebrate Tet. Up to this point, it can be said that the Quang Trung Campaign has been a success" - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung directed. Luan - Vien
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