The identities of the missing victims include: Cao Van T (Director of the hydroelectric plant), Nguyen Huy T (Chief of the hydroelectric plant operation team), Le Dinh S, Nguyen Trong S and Lo Thi H.
As reported, at 11am on September 10, a police officer from Ban Cai Commune, Bac Ha District, while on duty at the Southeast Asia - Nam Luc Hydropower Plant, discovered a number of injured people helping each other out of the landslide site and reported the incident. Immediately afterwards, this officer called the District Police to report the incident.
At 12 noon the same day, the survivors moved to Ban Cai commune infirmary to receive care and treatment for their injuries.
There are currently 5 people suspected missing and 1 person seriously injured at the landslide site.
The initial cause was determined to be a large landslide from the mountainside that caused a large amount of rock and soil to flow down to the operating house of the Southeast Asia - Nam Luc Hydropower Plant, causing it to collapse.
According to the leader of Bac Ha district, the locality mobilized 60 people including soldiers, district police and militia from communes to the scene to focus on rescue and relief.
