At 1:23 p.m. this afternoon (July 28), the authorities of Dien Bien province continued to discover a male body in the Long Tao lake bed area, Huoi Mi commune, Muong Cha district, Dien Bien province.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Vu Dinh Nghi - Head of Muong Cha District Police, it is more than 30km from Muong Pon commune, Dien Bien district - where the flash flood occurred in the early morning of July 25 to the location where the body was found.
Due to the excessive amount of firewood, garbage, and rocks dumped in the lake bed area, making the search and approaching victims very difficult, members of the search and rescue team in the lake bed area had to You can't use a boat, you have to swim and search.
"From the time of discovery until 4:20 p.m. the same day, the victim's body could be brought ashore" - Lieutenant Colonel Vu Dinh Nghi said.
The victim was identified as Mr. LVP - a resident of Ban Muong Pon 1, Muong Pon commune, Dien Bien district. As soon as the victim's body was found, Muong Cha District Police invited the family and local authorities to identify it and take it back to organize a burial.
Previously, on the morning of July 27, authorities also found a body about 30km from the scene. The GTD victim, where his body was discovered, is also in the Long Tao Hydroelectric Power Plant area (bordering Muong Cha district and Tuan Giao district).
Thus, up to now, there are still 3 out of 5 missing people who have not been found. Dien Bien Provincial Police are continuing to coordinate with functional forces to urgently search and rescue efforts and mobilize forces and vehicles to participate in rescue and remediate consequences.
As Lao Dong reported, the rain and flash flood occurred on the night of July 24 and early morning of July 25, in Muong Pon commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province, causing 2 deaths and 5 missing people.
The flash flood also swept away dozens of houses, many collapsed and about 100 others were damaged. In particular, about 50m of the road was eroded, the entire foundation was about 4-5m deep, causing Highway 12 to be paralyzed.
Millions of hands reaching out to people affected by floods
In recent days, people throughout the Northern mountainous provinces have suffered heavy losses of life and property due to damage from floods.
"One piece when hungry is equal to one packet when full", the spirit of mutual love for generations is still a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people. Joining hands to share with people in flooded areas, helping people affected by natural disasters quickly stabilize their lives, the Golden Heart Charity Fund calls on generous groups and individuals to join hands to support and help. People suffered damage due to storms and floods.
Please send all contributions to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund - No. 51 Hang Bo, Hang Bo Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi City. Phone: 024.39232756. Or transfer money to: Golden Heart Charitable Society Fund, account number (STK): 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem branch, Hanoi; Free support at Vietcombank - Hanoi branch, STK: 0021000303088; Free support at BIDV - Hoan Kiem branch, STK: 12410001122556.
We hope to receive both material and spiritual support from our compatriots during this extremely difficult time.
