Losing all 5 relatives, father in Lang Nu hopes to find his son to bury

For the past 4 days, Mr. Hoang Van Thoi, 32 years old, the only survivor of a family of 6 in Lang Nu, has hardly eaten or slept to search for his relatives. This man only hopes to find his youngest child to bury.

Sitting absentmindedly in the cultural house of Lang Nu village (Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district) - where Lao Cai province established a search and rescue command committee, Mr. Hoang Van Thoi seemed uninterested in the activities taking place before his eyes.

Mr. Hoang Van Thoi, 32 years old, the only survivor in a family of 6

PHOTO: DINH HUY

The small, dark-skinned man seemed to have lost a lot of weight after the great shock. For the past 5 days, he has not been able to eat or drink anything, even though he has been running everywhere, following rescue teams in the hope of finding all his family members. On the evening of September 9, a landslide occurred behind his house due to prolonged heavy rain. The village chief advised him to move his family to a safer place. Thoi took 5 relatives including his mother, wife and children to his sister-in-law's house to temporarily take shelter, avoiding the landslide, while he continued to look after the house.

Mr. Thoi could not have imagined that the meal on September 9 would be the last meal he would have with his wife and children. At around 5:30 a.m. on September 10, he saw heavy rain, then a loud explosion, water and rocks falling down from the hill. He wanted to run to his sister-in-law's house to find his mother, wife and children, but it was too late. Until now, this man still blames himself for not being able to save his family with his own hands... "The water and rocks slid down very quickly, there was nothing he could do," said Mr. Thoi. After the incident, he and the survivors in the commune, along with rescue forces, searched everywhere. After 3 days of searching, the bodies of his mother, then his wife and 3 older children were found, but the youngest child was still missing. He had to personally send off and bury his mother, wife and children. “Mom, my wife and children are all gone. My house is gone. I have nothing left, I just hope to find my youngest child to bury,” Thoi said, tears welling up in his eyes.

Proposal for resettlement of people in Lang Nu

With red eyes, Mrs. Hoang Thi Bong (47 years old) said that she and her children went to work in Yen Bai city to pay off the debt for building a house, her husband stayed in Lang Nu to work on the fields. After many years of saving and borrowing, she and her husband were able to build a new house to live in. But not long after, the flood swept away everything, from the newly built house to her husband. Shocked by the bad news, she and her children rushed back to Lang Nu, but to this day, her husband's body has not been found.

Mrs. Hoang Thi Bong waits for news of her missing husband.

PHOTO: DINH HUY

According to Lang Nu Village Chief Hoang Van Diep, in the village there are 37 households, 2 of which were completely damaged. Among them, Mr. Nguyen Van Dong's family lost both his father, mother and 2 children. Mr. Nguyen Van Tran, who only had 2 parents, also lost both. There were 7-person families, 5 of which died, leaving only 2. 4-person families had both parents dead, leaving only 2 children. Mr. Diep also said that after the flash flood, the local government provided the people with food, clothes and funeral arrangements for the victims. But the survivors in Lang Nu village are facing great loss and grief. They are in dire need of help to stabilize and return to normal life soon. As of 9:00 a.m. this morning, the forces found the bodies of 3 more missing victims, bringing the total number of deaths to 51. There are currently 33 people missing. This morning, the Standing Committee of Bao Yen District People's Committee also held a meeting to collect opinions from Lang Nu villagers about the location of the resettlement area; the plan for population arrangement; housing construction and production organization... Mr. Tran Trong Thong, Chairman of Bao Yen District People's Committee, said that the district will request superiors to fully support households affected by natural disasters; ensure a convenient traffic system, the location of the residential area ensures safety and the best living conditions. According to the plan that has asked for opinions from households, the planned resettlement location for Lang Nu villagers is 1.5 km from the village cultural house, towards the commune center.

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