Heartbreaking scene of people crossing floodwaters to take their loved ones to the funeral in Quang Binh

Theo lanh dao thi tran Kien Giang (huyen Le Thuy), dia phuong co 3 truong hop mat trong mua lu, trong do co ba D.T.D. bi tai bien, nga vao dong nuoc lu roi mat. Anh: Dung Nguyen.

According to the leader of Kien Giang town (Le Thuy district), the locality has 3 cases of death in the flood, including Ms. D.T.D who had a stroke, fell into the flood water and died. Photo: Dung Nguyen.

“Nuoc lu do ve ngap nha cua, chung toi vua thay phien cham soc me, dua me len vi tri cao de tranh lu. Nhung con tai bien dot ngot da khien me nga xuong dong nuoc lu, roi mat. Khi chung toi phat hien moi viec da muon...”, nguoi than cua ba D. noi. Anh: Dung Nguyen.

“Floodwaters flooded the house, we took turns taking care of my mother, bringing her to a higher place to avoid the flood. But the sudden accident caused her to fall into the floodwaters and die. When we discovered everything, it was too late...” - Ms. D’s relative said. Photo: Dung Nguyen.

Hom nay luong mua tai Le Thuy co giam, nhung nhieu nha dan, duong sa van dang ngap nang, giao thong te liet, do do viec dua tang het suc kho khan va nguy hiem. Theo lanh dao thi tran Kien Giang, nhung gia dinh co nguoi than mat, chinh quyen va hang xom se giup do, cheo ghe bang qua nuoc lu dua di an tang. Anh: Dung Nguyen.

Today, October 30, the rainfall in Le Thuy has decreased, but many houses and roads are still heavily flooded, traffic is paralyzed, so funerals are extremely difficult and dangerous. According to the leader of Kien Giang town, the government and neighbors will help families with deceased relatives, row boats through floodwaters to take them to the funeral. Photo: Dung Nguyen.

Hinh anh quan long khi doi cuu ho cung nguoi dan dung thuyen cho quan tai ba D. vuot qua dong nuoc lu xa hon 5 cay so de di mai tang. Trong sang nay, doi cuu ho va nguoi dan tiep tuc vuot lu dua hai nguoi mat con lai di mai tang. Anh: Dung Nguyen.

Heartbreaking images of rescue teams and local people using boats to carry the coffins of relatives across floodwaters for burial. This morning, the rescue team and local people continued to cross the flood to carry the remaining two deceased to burial. According to Mr. Tran Cong Thoan - Chairman of Kien Giang Town People's Committee, the water level has receded about 1m, the roads are still impassable, but the deceased cannot be left for too long, so the local rescue team used canoes, along with local people and relatives, to cross the flood to carry the deceased to burial. Photo: Dung Nguyen.

Trong khi do, o xa Loc Thuy (huyen Le Thuy), ngoi nha cua gia dinh anh Truong Tan Binh nuoc ngap gan den noc. Nhung ngay mua lu, me anh Binh la ba D. T. H. mat vi benh ung thu. De thi the ba khong bi uot, sau khi kham liem, anh Binh dua quan tai len gac xep. Anh: Dung Nguyen.

Meanwhile, in Loc Thuy commune (Le Thuy district), the house of Mr. Truong Tan Binh's family was flooded almost to the roof. During the rainy and flood days, Mr. Binh's mother, Mrs. D.T.H, died of cancer. To keep her body from getting wet, after the embalming, Mr. Binh moved the coffin to the attic. Photo: Dung Nguyen.

Anh Binh noi: “Nuoc lu dang cao, khi me mat, chung toi duoc nguoi dan trong lang ho tro kham liem me. Chung toi phai dua quan tai cua me len cao, cho nuoc rut dua di mai tang. Hai dem nuoc lu dang cao, chung toi khong ngu duoc, thay nhau canh quan tai vi so nuoc lu cuon troi”. May anh em dau xot nhin nhau va cau cho nuoc rut de som dua me ra noi an nghi. Anh: Dung Nguyen.

Mr. Binh said: “The floodwaters rose high, when my mother passed away, we received support from the villagers to bury her. We had to lift her coffin high, waiting for the water to recede to bury her. For two nights the floodwaters rose high, we could not sleep, taking turns guarding the coffin for fear that the flood would sweep us away.” The brothers looked at each other in grief and prayed for the water to recede so that they could soon take their mother to her resting place. Photo: Dung Nguyen.