Lao Cai Provincial Party Secretary directly directs search for missing victims in Bao Yen

After checking, according to data up to 10:00 a.m. on September 11, the terrible flash flood occurred in Lang Nu village, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province, with 22 deaths; 17 injured (05 people transferred to Lao Cai General Hospital for treatment, 01 person transferred to Viet - Duc Hospital for treatment); 73 people have not been found; 46 people are safe.

Lao Cai Provincial Party Secretary Dang Xuan Phong, Provincial People's Committee Chairman Trinh Xuan Truong and representatives of several functional agencies of Lao Cai province directly directed the disaster relief and search and rescue work. Division 316 of Military Region 2 sent 200 people to participate in the search and rescue work.

Lao Cai Provincial Party Secretary Dang Xuan Phong was directly at the scene to direct the search for victims of the flash flood that killed 22 people and left 73 missing in Bao Yen (Lao Cai).

Currently, 80 mobile police officers of Mobile Battalion No. 4 in Lao Cai and 200 students from Lao Cai College are going to the district to help people overcome natural disasters in the town.

Lao Cai Province Chairman Trinh Xuan Truong was also present at the scene to direct the search.

Lao Cai Province Chairman Trinh Xuan Truong visited victims of the terrible flood that occurred in Bao Yen on September 10.

Lao Cai provincial authorities are trying to find the remaining 73 missing victims.

The work of overcoming the consequences of flash floods in Lang Nu village is facing many obstacles, especially the roads leading to the scene have been severely damaged by the rain and floods. The area where the flash flood occurred is far from the center, traffic is cut off, and only this morning did we have a phone signal.

The injured victims are being actively treated at Bao Yen Hospital.

Authorities had to work all night to urgently search and rescue victims, while also making efforts to clear roads and open rescue routes from Lao Cai city to the center of Bao Yen district, and from the center of this district to the landslide area to facilitate vehicles and forces to access and provide support.

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