According to the report of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Vinh Phuc province, on the evening of August 12, a group of 7 young men and women invited each other to go to Dong Mo Lake, Dao Tru commune, Tam Dao district to play.
Due to heavy rain, the group of young people had to take shelter. When the rain stopped, they went back across the overflow bridge of Ben Tam stream. At this time, due to the flood, the water was flowing so fast that two people sharing a motorbike were swept away by the floodwaters.
After many hours of search efforts, on the afternoon of August 13, the bodies of two victims, NHP, born in 2002 in Dong Tam ward and NKL, born in 2004 in Dong Da ward (Vinh Yen city), were discovered by the authorities. and conduct examination procedures according to regulations.
Chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee shared the loss and pain with families who lost loved ones. Mr. Tran Duy Dong wants families to suppress their grief to overcome difficulties and organize funerals for their children according to traditional customs and practices.
Local authorities and people work together to help families overcome difficulties and soon stabilize their lives.
Chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee Tran Duy Dong also requested local party committees and authorities to increase propaganda to raise people's awareness, not to cross rivers and streams when floods occur; Limit movement on the road during heavy rain to avoid unfortunate events that may occur.
