On the morning of September 12, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Kim Boi district confirmed that a landslide had just occurred in the area, killing a couple.
Accordingly, the incident occurred at 2:15 a.m. the same day, at the house of Mr. Bui Van Chon (born in 1963, Ma Mu hamlet, Cuoi Ha commune, Kim Boi district). The landslide buried 3 people in the rubble.
At around 3:15 a.m., the rescue team saved D.N.T.D (born 2018, child of the two victims) in a conscious state and received first aid on the spot from medical staff.
At 4:45 a.m., the remaining two victims were found dead.
The victims were identified as Mr. D.V.N (born in 1984) and Ms. N.T.H (born in 1994, both residing in Doan Ket 1 Group, Quang Tien Commune, Hoa Binh City).
It is known that the landslide site is in a dangerous area. Previously, the family of Mr. Bui Van Chon (the homeowner) was mobilized to evacuate. At around 6:30 p.m. on September 11, the authorities went to check and found no one left.
However, that same night, the three victims contacted the house themselves to visit, then slept there and the above incident occurred.