As Lao Dong Newspaper has reported, heavy rain occurred on the night of May 19th, causing landslides and wall collapses at a family in Go Chua area, Cam Khe commune, Phu Tho province, injuring 2 children.
That is the ultimate tragedy that befell the family of Mr. Phan Van Thanh (born in 1952) - a seriously wounded soldier (who lost his leg) who is fighting for his life with end-stage metastatic cancer.
It was thought that old age would be peaceful, but ironically, the terrible cancer is eroding every little remaining strength of the old wounded soldier.
Mr. Thanh is currently undergoing chemotherapy at the hospital, his body is withered and in pain. The pain is doubled when his wife - Mrs. Tran Thi Thuy (born in 1963) has been bedridden for 5 years now.
A house with two elderly and sick people, one with a lost leg and cancer, and the other bedridden for half a decade, this family's life was already very difficult.
The only source of livelihood for the family depends on Mr. Phan Van Viet (Mr. Thanh's son) - a garment worker - along with Mr. Thanh's meager war invalid salary. Mr. Viet's wife - Ms. Tran Thi Oanh stays at home taking care of her paralyzed mother, cancerous father and two young children.
However, unexpected disaster struck on the night of May 19, 2026. Heavy rain caused the embankment behind the house to collapse, and a small shack expanded with old bricks and corrugated iron roof collapsed where Mr. Viet and his three children were sleeping.
Two young children, a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old, were crushed by fallen bricks and soil. The young child, just over 1 year old, was seriously injured and is currently being treated and treated at Phu Tho Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital.
In the afternoon of May 20, when Lao Dong Newspaper reporters came to record, in the small house with 6 people living there, 5 people are currently in the hospital (Mr. Thanh is still being treated, Mr. Viet and his wife are taking care of 2 children), the only person at home, Mrs. Thuy, is still bedridden.
Receiving reporters and people, neighbors came to visit and encourage, who are relatives of Mr. Thanh's family. Seeing the tragic situation of this family, everyone could not help but feel sorry and sympathetic.
Before the landslide, Mr. Thanh's family was already bankrupt, now disaster has struck, his family's situation is even more miserable, the lives of all 3 generations in this house are truly worrying.
Talking to a reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan - Vice Chairman of Cam Khe Commune People's Committee - shared that after the incident occurred, the local government supported taking the injured children to the emergency room, and at the same time organized visits, encouragement and support for the families.
However, the support from the locality is not much. Therefore, we really hope that philanthropists and benefactors far and near will sympathize with Mr. Thanh's family's difficult circumstances and open their arms to help their family overcome hardship" - Mr. Tuan confided.
All help for life situation LD26129 please send to Tam Long Vang Charity Social Fund - 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Account number (STK) 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi; Account number: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank Hanoi Branch; Account number: 12410001122556 - at BIDV Hoan Kiem Branch.
