More than 500 officers and soldiers rescue the collapsed Phong Chau bridge

As Lao Dong reported, on the morning of September 9, Phong Chau bridge connecting Tam Nong district and Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province collapsed.

Immediately after this serious incident, the armed forces of Military Region 2 urgently deployed vehicles and mobilized officers and soldiers to participate in rescue operations.

In particular, the Phu Tho Provincial Military Command dispatched 3 high-speed boats and more than 200 officers and soldiers to the Phong Chau bridge area (downstream). Military Region 2 mobilized more than 300 officers and soldiers to deploy forces and vehicles to rescue victims of the bridge collapse.

According to a quick report from local leaders, at around 9:40 a.m. on September 9, 2024, a serious accident occurred on the Red River, causing the collapse of a span of Phong Chau Bridge.

Currently, forces are urgently focusing on search and rescue, the initial cause determined to be due to high, fast-flowing water causing the bridge to collapse.

Present at the rescue command at Phong Chau bridge, Lieutenant General Pham Hong Chuong - Commander of Military Region 2 said that 3 victims have been found and taken to Phu Tho General Hospital for emergency treatment.

According to Lieutenant General Pham Hong Chuong, it is worrying that when the bridge collapsed, some vehicles fell into the river while the water was flowing rapidly. Local authorities and functional forces are investigating.

On September 9, the Prime Minister signed and issued an Official Dispatch on focusing on overcoming the collapse of Phong Chau Bridge in Phu Tho Province and responding to and overcoming the consequences of floods, landslides, flash floods in the mountainous and midland provinces of the North.

The Prime Minister sent his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and shared the difficulties and losses of people in the areas affected by storms and floods.