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On the night of October 15, 13 officers and soldiers died at Forest Management and Protection Station No. 67 while on duty to rescue workers stranded at the Rao Trang 3 hydroelectric plant found – Photo: NGUYEN KHANH
On October 15, 13 officers and soldiers were in distress at Forest Protection and Management Station No. 67 of the cadre team to rescue workers trapped by a landslide at Rao Trang 3 Hydroelectric Power Station (Phong District Dien, province). Thua Thien Hue) was found.
As one of the lucky 8 who escaped on the night of the terrible landslide, Colonel Le Hong Quang, deputy director of natural disaster prevention, Department of Rescue and Rescue, Ministry of National Defense, has yet to miss people. Teammates are determined to “find the place” to rescue workers at the Rao Trang 3 hydroelectric plant in distress.
“I don’t want to remember anything sad, because my teammates had such an accident.” So far, the pain can’t stop in the retired colonel’s heart.
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Colonel Quang recalled that on Sunday, October 11, he and Colonel Nguyen Huu Hung – deputy director of the Rescue and Rescue Department – and an aide were ordered to enter with the people of Central who were struggling to cope with the storm. flood.
On Sunday night, the three people stay in the city of Vinh and then tomorrow morning they continue their journey to Hue. On Monday, October 12, when they reached the territory of Huong Tra District, adjacent to Phong Dien (Hue) District, they decided to stop at a roadside restaurant.
Sitting in the water tent, there was a phone call to Colonel Hung to inform the workers of the accident at the Rao Trang 3 hydroelectric power station. At first, 17 workers were reported to be reported, then someone reported that more than 20 people were unable get out, then lost maintaining contact.
Immediately, Colonel Quang and Colonel Hung reported to the 4th Military Region to understand the situation, at the same time they rushed the Phong Dien District Party Committee and the brothers to meet and agree on a plan to enter the hydroelectric and the rescue.
“Upon reaching Phong Dien, the committee said that it is very difficult to pass a spillway, that the distance to enter is also relatively great. But our brothers told us to go ahead and check the situation for sure because we are here. is not safe.
The point of the brothers was that we had to go to the destination, go to the place to find a license, see how the workers were missing, ”recalled Colonel Le Hong Quang.
At 14:00 on October 12, the group of 26 people went directly to Rao Trang 3. At 4:00 pm to the deep dam on Route 71, the car could not pass, the group left the car, 21 people in the mission. determined to enter the Rao Trang 3 hydroelectric plant about 13 km away.
“I remember arriving at the property around 9:00 pm, I remember incorrectly because nobody noticed the clock, but it was too late. You decided to go to the destination, to look for it. We have to be like that,” recalls Colonel Quang.
You can still eat rice, have a bed with a rested back, but …
The group continued going to the deep forest, at night with heavy rains and strong winds, they could no longer go, and they found out that there was a house in Forest Management and Protection Station No. 67 but the door was closed, there was no one.
“The closed house, we argue among ourselves to stop breaking the lock, then we calculate compensation for the people later, now we make room for the brothers to rest so that the next morning they can continue. Entering the house, some of the brothers find rice. , fish sauce, you can also cook rice in a pot, making each person a bowl of rice to eat a little fish sauce, ”Colonel Quang excitedly recalled.
The ranger’s house has 4 compartments, 1 kitchen, 2 large spaces, enough space for 13 people, while Colonel Quang and 7 others rest in the smaller one. That night was tiring, but fortunately there was also a bed for the brothers to rest their backs.
“At midnight, rain, rocks rushed, the wall next to it collapsed and hit Mr. Cuong (Major Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Nam Cuong, Commander of Thua Thien Hue Military Command – PV), I have to trust into it. ”We ran out, feeling all silent.
We escaped down the street, talking to each other to see if we could save someone. But as soon as I said that, I was going to do that again, leveling everything out. Twice, we had to get out, if not quickly then … ”Here the old colonel is silent and asks permission not to want to repeat.
The remaining 8 people were busy running to report the news. At 4:00 am on October 13, they returned to the underground spillway and left the car earlier.
At that time, they have not stopped their hopes even though they know that he is fragile, and together with the brothers, they quickly head to the district to break the news and hope to save their companions who are soon lying.
“The hero is honest and naive”
Colonel Quang and Colonel Nguyen Huu Hung are comrades, close friends who go through difficulties together, dealing with epidemics, natural disasters, storms and floods. towels
In the memory of the old colonel, “Hung is the commander but younger than his age, the brothers usually travel a lot together, he is honest, simple, hard-working, dedicated to his work.”
Together they accepted the mission to go to the central people, but now Colonel Hung has forever lain with his comrades and comrades on the sunny and windy strip, suffering pain and suffering …
