(Live) Flash flood in Lao Cai: "My mother and children, more than ten people died here"

(Dan Tri) - Early in the morning of September 11, a group of Dan Tri reporters were present at the scene of the horrific flash flood in Nu village, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province. This disaster wiped out a village with more than 37 households.

- 8:00 a.m. on September 11: 22 people died, 17 were injured, 73 were missing. - 2:00 p.m. on September 10: 10 people were rescued. 15 people died, 103 were missing. - 10:15 a.m. on September 10, Bao Yen district received a report of a serious flash flood in Lang Nu village, Phuc Khanh commune, burying 158 people/37 households.

Flash flood "wipes out" an entire village in Lao Cai

Flash floods on the morning of September 10 buried an entire village in Lao Cai, affecting 158 people out of 37 households. On the morning of September 11, 22 bodies were found and 73 people were missing.

14 minutes ago

Official information on damage in Lang Nu

Official information as of 2:00 p.m. on September 11 about human losses in Lang Nu, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district: - Total households: 37 households - Total population: 158 people Including: + People over 70 years old: 3 people. + Children under 6 years old: 18 people. + Children under 14 years old: 14 people. + Dead: 30 people. + Under treatment: 17 people. + Safe: 46 people. + Unknown (missing): 65 people. Forces are actively searching for victims. A group is supporting the burial of victims. Leaders of the military region and the province visited and supported families with deceased people. Local authorities said they will support 25 million VND/death case and 5 million VND/injured person.

39 minutes ago

Hospital issues Red Alert to rescue flash flood victims

Bao Yen District General Hospital (Lao Cai) issued a Red Alert, mobilizing all staff to gather at the disaster response unit due to storms and floods in Lang Nu village.

A child with many wounds on his body is being treated at Bao Yen District General Hospital.

Meanwhile, the search at the scene is still being carried out urgently despite many difficulties. The search team is trying to "peel" each layer of earth and rock that is burying houses and dozens of lives.

Initially, authorities determined that the search could last a week or longer because the amount of buried earth and rock was so huge.

an hour ago

"There were 7 people in the house, all dead"

In a makeshift hut in the pouring rain, Mr. Hoang Van Thoi sat crying silently, holding two small wooden coffins. Inside were his one-year-old son and two-year-old nephew. Next to them were the bodies of his wife, mother and two children. " There were 7 people in the family, all dead . My wife and 3 children, my mother and my nephew were all swept away by the flood. There is nothing left in the house", the man cried silently, unable to speak. He kept crying "I lost everything, mother, wife, children". The man's cries made the people of Lang Nu village unable to hold back their tears.

Mr. Hoang Van Thoi tried to hold back but kept crying when he received the bodies of his wife, 3 children and mother (Photo: Hoai Thu).

"My mother and my children, more than a dozen people died here" "My mother and my children, more than a dozen people died here", Hoang Van Thoi, a survivor of the flash flood, sobbed. He recalled that on the night of September 9, Lang Nu village had heavy rain, the water level rose high on the Vang Cuong stream flowing in front of his house. Seeing that the hill behind his house was at risk of landslide, Thoi decided to take his mother and children to his sister's house on the other side of the stream.

Mr. Hoang Van Thoi was stunned when he saw his relative's body being brought home (Photo: Ngoc Tan).

"My wife, I and a sister-in-law stayed on this side because we thought we were healthy adults, and the house on the other side of the stream was safer, so we gave it to my mother and the children," Thoi shared. The "supposedly safe" house had all 11 of Thoi's relatives inside. But when the sky became light again, Thoi was shocked to see that the shelter of the 11 family members was reduced to nothing.

3 hours ago

600 people joined the search at the scene

10:30: Authorities announced that Military Region 2 mobilized 300 soldiers to the Phuc Khanh commune area, of which 100 soldiers searched along Nu stream from Chay river; 200 soldiers will search directly in the landslide area. This force was directly commanded by Lieutenant General Pham Hong Chuong, Commander of Military Region 2 and Mr. Dang Xuan Phong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.

In addition, about 300 police, military, and militia forces from the district and province joined the search, leading the way, and providing search information. The search encountered many difficulties when a large area was flattened, leaving only mud, trash, and floodwater; support vehicles could not reach the scene; the weather was continuously heavy rain...

More bodies found

According to Dan Tri reporters' observations at the scene of the Lang Nu Village Cultural House, where the Search and Rescue Command Center was established, in the pouring rain on the morning of September 11, more bodies of victims of the horrific flash flood were found and brought here, including many children's bodies.

4 hours ago

Big "water bag" on Elephant Mountain range

According to the description of an officer of the District Military Command, above Lang Nu village is the Con Voi mountain range. In the early morning of September 10, a large "water bag" accumulated on the mountain. After about 2 loud explosions, the "water bag" broke, water and mud poured down onto the village.

The "path" of the terrible flash flood (Photo: Ngoc Tan).

4 hours ago

The whole vast area with hundreds of people living for 5-6 generations is now desolate.

An entire village was "wiped out" (Photo: Ngoc Tan).

On the morning of September 11, more bodies were found after the terrible flash flood in Lang Nu village the previous morning. Crying echoed throughout the village cultural house as people recognized the bodies of their loved ones being brought home.

A large area with hundreds of people living here for 5-6 generations, now became desolate because of the mud after the flash flood. "The flood came down from the top of the mountain, no one could have expected it," a resident shared while crying.

Survivors with red eyes are sitting by the stream waiting for news of missing relatives. Meanwhile, authorities are urgently working on search and rescue.

5 hours ago

Need to complete the exact map of Lang Nu village to focus the search

Lao Cai Party Secretary Dang Xuan Phong said that from the morning of September 11, he will be the Commander-in-Chief of the search and rescue operation for the missing victims of the flash flood in Lang Nu village. Deputy Commander-in-Chief is Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Trinh Xuan Truong and Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

“The search plan must be effective, practical, and accurate,” as requested by the Lao Cai Provincial Party Secretary. He said that many forces are participating in the search, with about 200 officers and soldiers from Military Region 2 and 200 local forces. The immediate need is to complete an accurate map to focus the search.

“The search could take a week or longer,” said Mr. Phong, as it is very difficult to bring people and search equipment to the scene. Regarding the solution of using sniffer dogs to search for victims, the Lao Cai Party Secretary was concerned that if the victims were buried 5-7m deep, sniffer dogs would have a hard time finding them. A large area with hundreds of people living here for 5-6 generations has now become desolate because of the mud buried after the flash flood. “The flood came down from the top of the mountain, no one could have expected it,” said a resident, bursting into tears.

Lũ quét Lào Cai: Mẹ em với các cháu, hơn chục người chết ở chỗ này - 1 — An entire village with hundreds of people living here for a long time was wiped out after a flash flood.

Survivors with red eyes are sitting on the banks of the stream waiting for news of their missing relatives. Meanwhile, authorities are urgently working to search and rescue. According to statistics, the total population of Lang Nu village is 760 people/167 households. The number of affected people is 158 people/37 households. Updated to 8:00 a.m. on September 11, Lao Cai provincial leaders said that 22 people died, 17 were injured and 73 people were still missing. Early in the morning of September 11, Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee Trinh Xuan Truong went directly to the scene of the landslide and flash flood to inspect and direct the search for victims, and at the same time support affected households. Access to the scene is very difficult due to landslides everywhere and the small, muddy road, combined with heavy rain in the early morning, making it very difficult to access the scene. According to observations from the scene, houses swept away by the flood are lined up on both sides of the road. When the incident happened, people did not have time to react, only a few people managed to run back to higher ground and escaped death. When searching for the victims, people and authorities said they could only find some victims along the stream bank, the rest were too far away to reach.

Directing at the scene, Lao Cai Province Chairman Trinh Xuan Truong asked Bao Yen District to check the affected households in the area to see how their lives and accommodation are. First of all, Mr. Truong requested relief of food, food and water for the people, and to bring them to safe places. Informing that Military Region 2 will take charge of the search and rescue, the Provincial Chairman said the government will cooperate in drawing up a map to calculate the search area. If the area is this vast, it will be very difficult to focus on the search, according to Mr. Truong. "We have to redraw the map of more than 30 households, see how many people each household has, to focus on the search. It is true that we never thought this area would be hit by such a terrible landslide and flash flood," said the Lao Cai Province Chairman. * Dan Tri reporter is present at the scene and continues to update.

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