At around 10:45 a.m. on September 12, while patrolling and checking the flood and storm prevention dike system on the river, Major Tran Hai Duong - Chief of Tam Ky Commune Police, Kim Thanh District - discovered a child drowning in the Nai lagoon area.
Immediately, Major Duong found a way to approach the scene and saved the child and brought him to shore. After first aid on the spot, the victim was taken to Tam Ky Commune Health Station.
Thanks to timely emergency care from doctors and nurses, the child escaped from critical condition. Currently, the child's health has stabilized and the family has welcomed him home. The family said that the child who had the accident was only 4 years old this year.
Faced with rising flood waters, on September 11, Kim Thanh District Police coordinated to evacuate 70 households with 174 people living at 9 vulnerable locations to safe shelters.
