(Live) Flash flood in Lang Nu, Lao Cai: 3 more bodies found

On the morning of September 12, rescue work at Lang Nu continued to be deployed early. According to information from the authorities, at 8:10 a.m., 3 more bodies were discovered in the downstream area where the flash flood occurred.

The leaders of Military Region 2 assigned tasks to forces to prepare for the search on the morning of September 12 - Photo: THANH CHUNG

According to Tuoi Tre Online, from 6am, the authorities were present at the cultural house of Lang Nu village to prepare for the continued search for the victims.

This morning, comrade Tran Cam Tu, member of the Politburo and Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission, will visit and encourage the forces and people in Lang Nu village.

In addition, this morning, Mr. Hau A Lenh, Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee and Ms. Ha Thi Nga, President of the Vietnam Women's Union also visited and encouraged the people of Lang Nu village and the authorities who are searching for the missing person.

At 6:20 a.m., Major General Nguyen Dang Khai, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of Military Region 2, assigned tasks to the forces, including requiring high concentration on searching for the missing victims. He pointed out that the search could last for a long time, so safety must be ensured and adequate equipment and supplies provided. At 7:15 a.m., two more bodies were discovered in the downstream area where the flash flood occurred. At 8:10 a.m., according to the announcement of the authorities, one more body was found in the upstream area. Thus, from this morning until now, three more bodies have been found.

Military forces move a body to the Cultural House of Lang Nu village - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

7:30 am: Military search forces have arrived at the upstream area of ​​the flash flood to search for victims. Soldiers are using hoes, crowbars... to turn over soil, rocks, trash... to search.

The army forces participating in the search on the morning of September 12 prepared forces and equipment - Photo: THANH CHUNG

Rescue forces prepare to search for victims in Lang Nu - Photo: THANH CHUNG

"The search method must rely on the people and the search process must constantly change methods to achieve high efficiency because there are shallow places but there are places where the mud is buried very deep...", General Khai requested. Directing at the beginning of the hour, Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Lao Cai province, said that the locality will ensure the equipment of flycams to support the search. He also suggested that it is necessary to ensure the equipment of warning items such as gongs, speakers, binoculars... must be available. He also expressed his agreement that the search must rely on the people. This morning, the locality has a list of 25 local people to support the functional forces in the search.

According to Tuoi Tre Online , in the area of ​​Lang Nu village where the particularly serious flash flood occurred, the weather this morning was clear and there was no rain, which may facilitate the search.

Police dogs were brought in to search for missing victims in Lang Nu - Photo: NGUYEN KHÁNH

Urgent rescue work is underway - Photo: THANH CHUNG

At the scene, the water flow, although receding, was still flowing quite strongly with a lot of mud, muddy trash, many large rocks, many logs... Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online , Mr. Sam Van Bong (a survivor of the flash flood) said that his family lived in the area at the beginning of Vang Kheo, where the flash flood first swept through and 5 people in the family were lost, including his wife, son and his wife, 38-day-old grandson and the youngest daughter. Currently, only the son and the baby have been found, while 3 relatives in the family have not been found. "Everything happened so fast, I had just gone out to see the water with a few people for a few minutes when the mud and rocks came crashing down, rolling away everything. In just a few minutes, my whole family lost their wife, children, grandchildren, and house," Mr. Bong shared.

Mr. Sam Van Bong looks towards the scene of the flash flood with many relatives still missing - Photo: THANH CHUNG

According to Mr. Bong, this morning he and some local people will continue to join the search team. Mr. Luc Van Viet (in Xuan Hoa, 30km from the scene) after hearing the news that his mother, stepfather and younger brother were killed in flash floods, hurriedly returned here to coordinate with the search team. Mr. Viet said that his parents have been here since 1995-1996 and every year there are floods but there has never been a flash flood that flattened everything like this.

Mr. Viet at his parents' house said that the flood happened early in the morning, perhaps his grandparents and younger brother were not awake yet so they were in trouble - Photo: THANH CHUNG

Anh Viet informed that his stepfather's body has been found, but his mother and younger brother are still missing. According to the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control ( Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ), due to the impact of storm No. 3 and the floods after the storm, localities have counted the damage as of 10:00 p.m. on September 11, with 326 people dead or missing (181 dead, 145 missing ).

On the morning of September 12, representatives of Tuoi Tre newspaper presented 20 gifts and some cartons of milk to representatives of Lang Nu village leaders - those who were directly receiving relief goods to distribute to households in the village. Currently, the entire labor force of the village is at the scene participating in rescue work, waiting for information about the victims, and supporting the burial work.

Representative of Tuoi Tre newspaper gives gifts to people of Lang Nu village - Photo: NGOC QUANG

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