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At 9:00 pm, heavy rains and dangerous dark weather, 500 rescue soldiers withdrew from the scene to search for eight missing people after a landslide on Mountain 337 of the National Defense Economic Team.
After 14 bodies were found, on the night of October 18, it rained heavily at the site of a mountain landslide that buried 22 people in the 337th National Defense Economic Team, Huong Phung Commune, District by Huong Hoa, Quang Tri. The functional forces turned on lights to collect and the army searched for victims urgently. Every now and then, the sound of a landslide warning sounded, the stream of rescuers quickly evacuated outside, waiting for safety, and then digging again.
The forward command post is located in a simple house on stilts, 2.5 km from the site. Image: Duc Hung.
At the forward headquarters located in Huong Phung commune, Quang Tri Provincial President Vo Van Hung said that more than 500 people are racing against time, using lighting devices such as flashlights, spade lights, generators. dig.
“The scene was gruesome, about 5,000 m2 of mud and trees piled up,” Hung said, reporting that the rescue force would work through the night with the aim of trying to find the remaining victims in time. earliest hour. However, the forward command station asked the rescue forces to promote security, if heavy rains continued at night that could endanger the forces, they had to pause, wait until morning.
Meanwhile, Military Region 4 sent forces to ensure smooth communication with the site (distance 2.5 km) and related units. Near the headquarters, many military rescue vehicles, such as vehicles carrying materials, equipment, fire protection, and ambulances, are also lined up for a kilometer.
Due to the influence of floods and rains, the Ho Chi Minh Highway, the western branch of Huong Phung Commune, suffered severe landslides. External forces have assembled manpower and specialized vehicles to overcome the landslides.
Lifeguards light their dinner lamps. Image: Nguyen Hai.
On the morning of October 19, the road to the scene is expected to open to traffic, the competent forces will remove the bodies of the victims and then take them to a hospital in Dong Ha City.
In the temporary hut near the outpost command post, many policemen and the rescue force took advantage of the meals and lunches. Colonel Nguyen Duc Cam, deputy director of Quang Tri Provincial Public Security, said the unit mobilized more than 100 people to participate in the rescue of the landslide with the army.
“Our mission tonight is to ensure the security of the perimeter, at the forward command post, to regulate traffic. From the forward command post to the point where the victims are buried there are still landslides. It is not possible to circulate , rescuers have to walk, ”said Colonel Cam.
Inside the forward headquarters. Image: Nguyen Hai.
At 9 pm, at the meeting at the advance barracks with the participation of leaders of Military Region 4 and related units, it was agreed to stop the search because “it rains and gets dark, it does not guarantee the safety of the workforce. Service”.
According to him, because there are still many landslides tonight and the vehicles have not entered the scene, it is expected that tomorrow it will be possible to remove the bodies of the victims found outside the accident area.
In addition to rescuing in Huong Phung, Military Zone 4 forces are also concentrating on rescuing in Huong Viet commune, which is isolated due to landslides and cannot be accessed.
The warmaster took a nap after a long day of rescue. Image: Nguyen Hai.
At 1:00 am on October 18, the mountain suddenly eroded and fell on the pavilions of 337 National Defense Economic Team, Co Village, Huong Phung Commune, Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province. After that, 5 people were rescued, 22 people buried, including 4 officers, 10 professional soldiers, and 8 soldiers. At 5:00 pm the same day, the rescue team found 14 bodies and 8 people were missing.
Today, Military Region 4 simultaneously holds a visiting ceremony, a memorial service for 13 martyrs at Ranger Station 67, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Hue, along with Thua Thien Hue Province in search of missing workers in the factory. Rao Trang 3 Hydroelectric Power Station, and must continue to lead to overcome the aftermath of the mountain landslide in Huong Phung.
A 337 economic and advocacy group has been assigned to work in 5 border communes in remote and extremely difficult areas of Huong Hoa District. In October, the delegation carried out the task of overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, rescuing and rescuing the parked areas under the direction of the IV Military Region Command and the request of the local authorities.
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