On the evening of July 27, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Tien Cuong - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province (present at the scene) rejected the above information and said that it was false information. Real. Social network users should not share to cause public confusion.
"These are two completely different photos. The flooded area in the new photo is mainly people's rice fields and National Highway 12 running close to the foot of the mountain. In the old photo, it is National Highway 12 If you run through the middle of the village, you'll see it right away" - Mr. Cuong said.
Regarding the flash flood that occurred in the early morning of July 25 in Muong Pon commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province, according to the latest statistics of the People's Committee of Dien Bien district, as of 4:00 p.m., on July 27, 3 people were identified dead, 4 people missing.
A total of 53 houses were swept away, buried and collapsed; About 46 houses were affected. In addition, about 80 hectares of rice were buried and 16 hectares of aquatic products were completely damaged. There were 3 irrigation works and 2 domestic water works damaged; The electrical and communication system about more than 1km away was completely damaged.
National Highway 12 passing through Muong Pon commune has many landslide locations; Some sections of the route suffered major landslides, blocking the entire foundation. In particular, the section Km170+730 - Km170+780 had its entire foundation and road surface eroded, about 50m long, and the roadbed was eroded to a depth of about 4.0 - 5.0m; 1 round culvert, 1 suspension bridge and 1 underground overflow were washed away.
Currently, the forces are trying to build a temporary bridge to open the way for vehicles to travel on Highway 12 on the afternoon of July 28.
On July 27, search and rescue work was still maintained; The forces also opened temporary roads, provided material support and created all conditions for the family of the missing victim (whose body was recently found) to take care of burial procedures according to customs.
