According to Chairman of Minh Xuan Commune People's Committee La Ngoc Quang, on the afternoon of September 25, authorities found the body of Hoang Van Duoc (33 years old, residing in At Thuong village, Minh Xuan commune, Luc Yen district, Yen Bai province).
Mr. Duoc is a missing victim in a serious landslide that occurred on September 10, leaving 9 people dead and missing.
During the past 16 days, day and night, authorities and many people have been searching for Mr. Duoc's body.
"Every day, the local authorities mobilized 60-70 people to search for Mr. Duoc's body. Today, after 16 days, the body was found. Immediately after that, we organized the handover of Mr. Duoc's body to his family for burial according to local customs," said Mr. La Ngoc Quang.
Previously, at around 2:00 a.m. on September 10, in At Thuong village (Minh Xuan commune, Luc Yen district, Yen Bai province), a landslide occurred, burying 5 houses, killing and leaving 9 people missing, and injuring 3 people.
According to a quick report on the direction of overcoming damage caused by storm No. 3 in Yen Bai province from September 6, 2024 to September 18, 2024, the number of people dead and missing in the whole Yen Bai province is 54 people.
Of which, 50 people died due to landslides; 3 people died due to floods; 1 person was missing in Luc Yen district and 42 people were injured.
