On the evening of May 24, Mr. Bui The - Chairman of Lang Biang Ward People's Committee - Da Lat (Lam Dong) - said that an incident had just occurred in the area where a 13-year-old girl was swept away by floodwaters and went missing.
Local authorities are mobilizing dozens of people from the Police, Army, Militia forces and local people to organize the search for the victim.
Initial information, at about 1:30 pm on the same day, heavy rain occurred in Lang Biang ward - Da Lat. Water on the stream flowing through B'Nor B residential group rose high and flowed swiftly.
At this time, a 13-year-old girl (identity not yet determined) was playing in the garden when she was unfortunately swept away by floodwaters and went missing.
After receiving the news, Lang Biang Ward People's Committee - Da Lat mobilized the Military Command and Ward Police to coordinate with people to organize searches along the B'Nor B stream.
By 7:30 PM on the same day, search and rescue operations were still being urgently deployed by the forces but have not yielded results.
