(VOVworld) - Vietnam National Search and Rescue Committee held a drill on Wednesday to test disaster preparedness and humanitarian response capacity.

The drill on maps and simulation was supported by US search and rescue forces and several international organizations in Vietnam. In a hypothetical situation, Vietnam’s search and rescue forces were overwhelmed by natural disaster and peers from the ASEAN and US then joined efforts to overcome consequences of a super typhoon. Colonel Pham Van Ty, Deputy Chief of the Defense Ministry’s Search and Rescue Forces, is in charge of the drill operation:“The drill on maps aim to raise commander knowledge and logistical tactics, especially in simulated models. This will be applied in reality to better prepare for disaster response".