Flash flood buried an entire village of 128 people in Lao Cai, only 10 people were rescued, 16 bodies were found

The flash flood that occurred in Bao Yen district, Lao Cai buried the entire Lang Nu village where 35 households and 128 people resided.

Horrific flash flood: Buried the entire Lang Nu village in Lao Cai, about 70 people are still missing

All 35 houses in Lang Nu village, Phuc Khanh commune were completely buried - Photo: Lao Cai Newspaper

Speaking to Tuoi Tre Online at 7:45 p.m. on September 10, Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong - Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee - said that on the morning of September 10, a terrible flash flood occurred in Lang Nu village, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district.

“The flash flood buried the entire Lang Nu village where 35 households and 128 people resided. Immediately after the incident, the province organized search and rescue forces.

As of 6pm today, we have preliminarily determined that there are more than 30 survivors and injured. The rest may be missing and the province is continuing to organize a search.

By 6 p.m., 15 bodies had been found. The province has mobilized forces and requested Military Region 2 to provide assistance in terms of manpower and equipment for search and rescue,” said Mr. Truong.

People's houses and properties were swept away by floodwaters - Photo: Lao Cai Newspaper

Mr. Hoang Quoc Bao - Secretary of Bao Yen District Party Committee - also just announced that the bodies of 16 victims of the flash flood in Lang Nu village, Phuc Khanh commune have been found.

"We have determined that there are still about 70 people missing in the flash flood," Mr. Bao added.

According to Mr. Bao, Bao Yen district authorities received news of a terrible flash flood in Lang Nu village at around 10:15 this morning (September 10).

Because the flash flood area is far from the center, traffic is cut off, and communication is completely lost, so rescue is facing many difficulties.

At around 2:00 p.m., forces arrived at the scene, rescued 10 victims, and found the bodies of 15 people.

In the evening, authorities found the body of another buried person.

Rescue forces urgently search for missing people - Photo: Lao Cai Newspaper

“This is the flash flood that has caused the greatest casualties and damage ever in the district. The district’s functional forces are taking advantage of the time to urgently mobilize forces to approach the landslide area to continue searching for the missing people,” said Mr. Bao.

According to initial information published by Lao Cai newspaper, local people said that this area had never experienced natural disasters, so when the landslide happened, they were completely surprised.

Authorities are taking advantage of the time to urgently mobilize forces to approach the landslide area to search for the missing people.

Part of people's houses and properties were submerged in mud - Photo: Lao Cai Newspaper

On the evening of September 10, Lao Cai Electronic Information Portal reported that by 6 p.m. the same day, the authorities had identified more than 30 injured and surviving people, found the bodies of 15 victims, and many others were still missing. Bao Yen District is taking advantage of the time to urgently mobilize forces to approach the landslide area and search for the missing. According to Lao Cai Provincial Electronic Information Portal, the area where the flash flood occurred is far from the center, traffic is cut off, and communication is completely lost, so rescue and relief work is facing many difficulties. Currently, Bao Yen District Party Secretary Hoang Quoc Bao is present at the scene to directly direct the search and rescue work.

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