7 dead, 11 missing after landslide buries 8 houses in Vietnam’s Lao Cai
Thursday, September 12, 2024, 13:13 GMT+7
Another landslide in Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam has killed seven people and injured 11, while 11 others remain unaccounted for, a local official confirmed on Wednesday.
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon when soil and rocks slid down from a nearby mountainside, burying eight local households in a village of Nam Luc Commune, Bac Ha District, Vang Van Chung, secretary of the commune’s Party Committee, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Wednesday.
After being notified of the incident, a task force headed by Vu Xuan Cuong, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, attempted to visit the scene but damage to the local roadside made it impossible to approach the site until the next morning, when they were able to travel four hours by boat along the Chay River to reach the village and direct a search and rescue team.
By midday, rescuers had carried the 11 injured victims roughly four kilometers through the forest to a boat, which then transported them to an ambulance that took them to a local clinic for emergency treatment.
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| Rescuers carry injured victims to a local clinic for emergency care. Photo: Supplied |
As of 5:30 pm the same day, the rescue team had recovered the bodies of seven victims.
Search efforts are still underway for 11 other individuals who are still unaccounted for.
A report from authorities in Bac Ha indicated that downpours, floods, and landslides had claimed the lives of 15 residents, injured 17, and left 19 others missing in the district as of 5:00 pm on Wednesday.
The extreme weather conditions also ravaged more than 1,400 homes, with 470 having been hit by landslides, causing damage estimated at VND325 billion (US$13.2 million).
On Tuesday, two landslides struck Nam Luc and caused extreme human and property damage, Trinh Xuan Truong, chairman of the provincial administration, told Tuoi Tre.
The first landslide destroyed part of the Southeast Asia - Nam Luc hydropower plant, leaving one dead and four missing.
The second hit the said village, which is adjacent to the hydropower plant.
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