According to the report (updated to 8:00 p.m. on September 9) of the Cao Bang Provincial Civil Defense, Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue Command, the total number of dead, injured and missing people in the province is 45.
Most of the victims died due to landslides, with Nguyen Binh district suffering the most damage.
As of 6 p.m. on September 9, Nguyen Binh district recorded 17 deaths, 8 injuries, and nearly 20 missing people. This is also the locality where a landslide swept a passenger bus (20 people on board) down a stream early in the morning of the same day.
Accordingly, Lung Ly hamlet, Ca Thanh commune, 2 people are missing; Vu Nong commune, 2 people; Lung Sung hamlet, Yen Lac commune, 7 people; Khuoi Ngoa hamlet, Ca Thanh commune, 7 people were buried due to landslides.
In the district, there are 3 locations with deaths, injuries and missing people, including: Khuoi Ngoa and Lung Ly hamlets, Ca Thanh commune; Lung Sung hamlet, Yen Lac commune.
Currently, Nguoi Ngoa and Lung Ly points have been reached; Lung Sung hamlet, Yen Lac commune is currently inaccessible due to the large amount of landslides and rocks, making it difficult for authorities to conduct rescue work.
From the morning of September 9, Chairman of Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee Hoang Xuan Anh was on duty and directed the rescue work. Mr. Anh requested the forces participating in the rescue to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, support people at risk of landslides; quickly and promptly clear the route, approach the scene, actively treat the injured, and search for the missing.
Recommend that the authorities notify and warn of dangerous locations; be more determined in informing about the risk of landslides continuing to occur, and limit people and vehicles from participating in traffic when not necessary. At the same time, notify people of areas at risk of landslides so that they can move and evacuate to a safe place.
The Chairman of the Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee also directed Nguyen Binh district to choose a location to establish a Command Center (with Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Van Thach as Commander-in-Chief) to directly carry out search and rescue operations.
