May 22, 2018 | 21:22 (GMT+7)
Hundreds of troops assist disaster-hit people
PANO - From May 19 to 21, several landslides occurred along the riverbanks in Nam Can and Dam Doi districts of Ca Mau province, Vung Liem town of Vinh Long district, and Thoi An ward of O Mon district of Can Tho city.
According to the report of the Department of Search and Rescue of the General Staff, the landslides swept away around 7,800 sq.m of riverside land, destroyed 13 houses and affected 22 other houses.
The localities mobilized over 200 troops and militiamen to help locals surmount the disaster’s consequences.
At 14:00 on May 21, Nguyen Duc Dai, born in 1961, fell into Suoi Hai Lake in Thuy An commune, Ba Vi district, Hanoi, after being struck by lightning. Troops and local people are searching for the victim’s remains.
Translated by Trung Thanh