The exercise took place at the Ben Cau Community Service and Logistics Center in Tay Ninh Province as part of the second Vietnam–Cambodia Border Defense Friendship Exchange.

The drill’s scenario assumed heavy rainfall of 350–400 mm in Tay Ninh, causing the Mekong and Vam Co Dong rivers to rise above Level 3 emergency thresholds. A powerful EF3 tornado swept through Ben Cau Commune, collapsing three high-rise construction sites.

More than 500 people were reported injured, buried, or trapped. The north area of Ben Cau Market, where a 2,000-square-meter construction project collapsed, became the epicenter of rescue efforts.

Immediately, a mobile field tent was set up near the disaster site. Upon Vietnam’s request, Cambodia dispatched military medical forces to assist.

Vietnamese and Cambodian medical teams cooperated in triaging, stabilizing, and transporting severely injured victims to higher-level medical facilities via ambulance.

Within the mobile field hospitals, patients were classified and stabilized before being moved for further treatment.

Military doctors from Military Hospital 7B were seen transporting severely injured victims by helicopter to shorten evacuation time and ensure the “golden hour” for trauma treatment.

Strict coordination between air crews and ground teams was executed in line with real-world procedures.

At the conclusion of the drill, General Phan Van Giang, Vietnam’s Minister of National Defense, and General Tea Seiha, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, presented gifts to participating units.

The two leaders praised the teamwork and dedication of the military medical forces from both nations. This activity, they affirmed, strengthens solidarity, friendship, and mutual trust between the Vietnam People's Army and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.

Nguyen Hue