Quang Tri: Timely rescue of 4 young men swept away by flood

The four victims were rescued promptly, but the motorbike swept away by the flood has not been found.

Officers and soldiers of Huong Phung Border Guard Station actively and proactively coordinated with local forces to be on duty, divert traffic, and place flood warning signs at spillway bridges during the prolonged heavy rain.

On the afternoon of July 27, the Department of Irrigation and Natural Disaster Prevention of Quang Tri province said that heavy rain caused flooding and local isolation at spillways and culverts in communes in the southwestern mountainous area of ​​this locality.

At Chan Ro spillway bridge area, Dakrong commune, the flood is about 0.2m; Ba Long spillway bridge and Ta Lang spillway bridge, Ba Long commune, the flood is about 0.3m.

Floodwaters have receded at flooded and isolated bridge and culvert locations, and traffic has basically returned to normal.

Officers and soldiers of Huong Phung Border Guard Station coordinated with local forces to be on duty, divert traffic, and place flood warning signs at spillway bridges during the prolonged heavy rain.

Meanwhile, at the overflow bridge area from Tan Trung village to Ban Con, Tan Lap commune, heavy rainwater caused severe flooding. Tan Lap commune People's Committee directed forces to block people and vehicles from passing through the overflow bridge.

However, at 5:00 p.m. on July 26, taking advantage of the time when the checkpoint force was taking a break for dinner, four young men on motorbikes arbitrarily removed the barrier and tried to cross the spillway, and were swept away by the flood, both the motorbike and four people.

4 victims were rescued in time, but the motorbike was swept away by the flood and has not been found.

Heavy rain caused a landslide of the negative slope downstream of the Cheng village spillway, Tan Lap commune, about 20 meters. The Ta Xia village spillway, Tan Lap commune, downstream area, had a concrete road and negative slope washed away by floodwaters, about 15 meters long.

The section of the bridge that spills over Van Ri village, Khe Sanh commune, due to strong currents, has eroded to a depth of nearly one meter and is at risk of collapsing, causing traffic disruption...

VAN THANG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/quang-tri-kip-thoi-ung-cuu-4-thanh-nien-bi-lu-cuon-post805685.html