On the night of November 16, prolonged heavy rain caused a large landslide in a section of Tuong Vy stream on Khanh Son Pass (Provincial Road 9), in Cam An commune.
The incident buried 3 people, 7 others were lucky to escape but were also injured. At the scene, rocks and soil from the slope collapsed, completely burying the stream bed and overflowing onto Provincial Road 9.
Many ancient trees were uprooted, motorbikes were swept away and lying around, and the camp of the group of people in distress was also buried under a layer of rock and soil.
Mr. Do Minh Thanh - Chairman of Cam An Commune People's Committee - said that immediately after the incident, the local authorities and rescue forces urgently approached the scene.
The authorities have found the first two victims, one of whom died, the other was injured and transferred to a hospital in Nha Trang (more than 40km from the scene).
The Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Police of Khanh Hoa Province Police; Commune Police; Military forces; security and order protection at the grassroots level and road management units mobilized vehicles and mechanical equipment to clear the road and search for missing people.
Currently, 1 person is still missing, the search is being urgently deployed in the conditions of continued heavy rain and continued movement of rocks and soil.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms and floods have caused many deaths, missing and injuries; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...
The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.
Please send any help to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - at BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch. Or scan the following QR code:
