Landslide kills child, injures four others in central Vietnam
Monday, December 20, 2021, 11:46 GMT+7
One child was killed and four others injured after they were hit by a landslide while playing in north-central Vietnam on Sunday.
The accident took place in Nam Nhoong Commune, Que Phong District, Nghe An Province at around 11:45 am, the commune’s administration confirmed later the same day.
Preliminary information showed that a local family has been renovating their house over the past days.
As the house is next to a mountain, the owner previously had an excavator dig some soil from the mountainside to make materials for construction.
A group of six children aged eight to 12 were playing at the construction site on Sunday when a landslide occurred and buried five of them.
As the remaining child called for help, local residents rushed to save the victims.
However, one of the children, 11-year-old C.T.T., had already died.
The other four were injured and later admitted to Que Phong District Medical Center.
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