VOV.VN - At 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, officers and soldiers from Military Region 2; Border Guard Intermediate School 24; Military Command and Border Guard Command of Lao Cai province said goodbye to the people of Lang Nu, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district, ending 15 days of rain and mud, regardless of difficulties and hardships, searching for missing victims in the terrible flash flood that occurred on the morning of September 10.
The soldiers prepared their belongings to return to their units and hand over the work to local forces.
The farewell ceremony took place at the Cultural House of Lang Nu village.
The farewell ceremony was without flags and flowers, but choked with emotion, regret, and lingering feelings between the soldiers, the government, and local people.
Bao Yen District Party Secretary Hoang Quoc Bao presented the flag planted on the roof of Lang Nu village's cultural house to the search forces.
The soldiers observed a moment of silence to remember the deceased before leaving Lang Nu to return to their units.
Regardless of difficulties and hardships, for the past 15 days, soldiers have been wading through rain and mud searching for the missing people.
Thank you to the people of Lang Nu for always protecting and loving, creating conditions for food and accommodation for the soldiers in the past days to carry out their duties.
Choking farewell to the people of Lang Nu.
Upon hearing the news that the soldiers had returned to their units, the villagers cooked sticky rice, wrapped cakes, and picked fruits from their gardens to express their feelings and gratitude.
After the armed forces withdrew, local forces including militia and local people continued to search for the 12 missing victims. Bao Yen district continued to mobilize excavators to help dig mud and rocks.
Farewell to Uncle Ho's soldiers with deepest gratitude from Lang Nu.
The farewell ceremony was without flags and flowers, but was filled with emotion, regret, and lingering feelings between the soldiers, the government, and the local people. The most painful thing for the officers and soldiers was that there were still bodies of their compatriots that had not been found.
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