Social media is currently spreading a video recording the scene of people and functional forces of Quoc Oai district (Hanoi) salvaging a white car submerged in floodwaters at the border between Dong Yen commune and Can Huu commune.
According to the video, the car sank a few days ago. The two people in the car were fortunately rescued by a fishing couple in Ben Voi hamlet (Can Ha village, Can Huu commune, Quoc Oai district) and brought safely to shore.
On the morning of September 21, speaking with Lao Dong, Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung - Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Huu commune, confirmed that the incident occurred in the commune at around 22:25 on September 17.
Mr. Dung said that at that time, two men were driving a car to the area of Provincial Road 421B. Seeing the flood, the driver continued to drive the car. After that, the wheels were blown off the road by the water, drifting into the flooded rice field.
The two people in the car then quickly got out and called for help.
At that moment, Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa and his wife, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tho - local residents, had just returned from fishing. Hearing the cries for help, the couple rowed a boat and quickly approached to bring the two young men to shore.
Mr. Hoa said that his and his wife's boat was small and could only carry one person. When one person was rescued, the other person had to hold onto the side of the boat to get to shore.
The location where the two young men were rescued was 50-70m from the road. Mr. Hoa and his wife tried to row quickly to shore so that the two young men could calm down.
After successfully rescuing the two young men, Mr. Hoa called a taxi for them to go home. Afterwards, he also reported the incident to the Commune People's Committee and reported the incident.
"When we heard 'uncle, please save me', my husband and I immediately rushed out without thinking much," Mr. Hoa added.
Meanwhile, Mr. H (from Hai Duong, the person who was in the car accident) said that at the time of the incident, he felt extremely confused. He was disoriented and did not know how to return to shore because the flooded area was deep and vast.
"In times of trouble, I was lucky to be saved," said Mr. H.
Speaking further with Lao Dong, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Huu commune said that by the afternoon of September 20, the authorities had completed salvaging the car.
Currently, the commune leaders are proposing to reward Mr. Hoa and Mrs. Tho for their timely actions in rescuing the victim.
