October 13, 2020 | 21:38 (GMT+7)
13 rescue officers go missing after part of a hill falls down
PANO – After receiving the information about a large landslide at Rao Trang 3 Hydroelectric Plant in Phong Xuan commune, Phong Dien district, Thua Thien - Hue province, the Ministry of National Defense sent a working mission to the scene on the afternoon of October 12.
The working mission was tasked to survey the landslide location and draw up a plan to rescue and evacuate local people to safer places.
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Many areas in Thua Thien - Hue province are flooded. |
When the working mission was trying to get to the hydropower plant, it got dark. So the working mission had to stay in a shelter of Forest Ranger Squad 7.
The rain became heavier during the night, and it made part of a nearby hill fall down onto the shelter. Some members of the working mission managed to escape the accident but the remainders are still missing.
According to a report released on October 13 by the Ministry of National Defense, the survivors have still lost contact with the missing ones. A number of military units with equipment and machinery have immediately been mobilized to the scene for a search and rescue mission.
The rescue force is now racing against time to search for the missing.
Translated by Thu Nguyen