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  • Bac Lieu
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  • Da Lat
  • Dak Lak
  • Dak Nong
  • Dong Nai
  • Dong Thap
  • Gia Lai
  • Ha Noi
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ha Giang
  • Ha Nam
  • Ha Tinh
  • Hoa Binh
  • Hung Yen
  • Hai Duong
  • Hai Phong
  • Hau Giang
  • Khanh Hoa
  • Kien Giang
  • Kon Tum
  • Lai Chau
  • Long An
  • Lao Cai
  • Lam Dong
  • Lang Son
  • Nam Dinh
  • Nghe An
  • Ninh Binh
  • Ninh Thuan
  • Phu Tho
  • Phu Yen
  • Quang Binh
  • Quang Nam
  • Quang Ngai
  • Quang Ninh
  • Quang Tri
  • Soc Trang
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ARDEX-2013 to take place next week

VGP – The 2013 ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Simulation Exercise (ARDEX-2013) is scheduled to take place from October 21-24 in outlying Ba Vi District, Ha Noi.

October 16, 2013 9:26 AM GMT+7

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Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai will directly supervise the upcoming event which is jointly organized by the National Committee for Search and Rescue (VINASARCOM), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Center.

ARDEX-2013 will focus on four targets in which participants would exchange information in case of disasters and perfect entry procedures in a fast, secure manner to carry out emergency relief; define challenges and assess possibilities for cooperation in response to urgent situations.

Ten ASEAN member states will join the exercise of which seven will deploy forces and three others send observers.

Around 2,500 people will take part in the event, which will deploy two helicopters, 23 canoes and vessels, one military bridge, 245 cars, and 359 search equipment and medical devices.

ARDEX-2013 will perform a scenario of Neptune super storm which is supposed to hit the Northern region, cause widespread flooding, damage the dyke system, kill thousands of people, and affect lives of many others.

Since 2005, ASEAN has launched ARDEX in Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore and Thailand./.

By Kim Loan