Race against time to find victims at Phong Chau bridge

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    Phu Tho - On October 4, Rear Admiral Pham Nhu Xuan - Deputy Commander of the Navy - visited soldiers of the 126th Naval Special Forces Brigade on duty at Phong Chau bridge.

    The Head of the Command visited and encouraged the officers and soldiers of Brigade 126 to participate in the search for missing people and vehicles at Phong Chau Bridge. At the scene, the Deputy Commander listened to the unit commander report on the results and the plan for the search.

    Rear Admiral Pham Nhu Xuan praised and highly appreciated the spirit and responsibility of officers and soldiers performing their duties.

    At the same time, the search force is required to overcome all difficulties, determined to search for missing victims, no matter how difficult it is, they must make efforts, if they have not found them today, they will continue searching tomorrow, and use all their abilities to carry out the task.

    Thu truong Bo Tu lenh tham, dong vien can bo chien si Lu doan 126 tham gia tim kiem Nguoi va phuong tien mat tich tai cau Phong Chau. Anh: Lu doan 126
    The Head of the Command visited and encouraged officers and soldiers of Brigade 126 to participate in the search for missing people and vehicles at Phong Chau Bridge. Photo: Brigade 126

    Previously, following the direction of the Minister of National Defence, the Navy deployed a force of 40 elite Special Forces officers and soldiers with full equipment and vehicles to search for missing people in the Phong Chau bridge collapse.

    Currently, in the search area, due to the extremely high flow rate and dense silt, the visibility of divers is almost zero, but with determination, officers and soldiers have overcome difficulties, racing against time to search for the missing victims.

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