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On the night of October 29, more than 400 cadres and soldiers from the military zone, including the local industrial, intelligence and armed forces … arrived at the site of the landslide in North Tra My (Quang Nam) and urgently open rescue and salvage work with local forces.

Landslide in the commune of Tra Leng: 12 seriously injured victims were taken to the emergency room

Through the night paved the way

Earlier, since the morning of October 29, the military force of the V Military Region targeted the place of the horrific landslide that caused the disappearance of many people in Village 1, Tra Leng commune (H. Nam Tra My). The rescue team includes a variety of vehicles, communication vehicles, logistics vehicles, and the rescue force. However, the NH40 line, the only road from the Bac Tra My district leading to the landslide scene (at H. Nam Tra My), has many trees, the power poles fall …

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The painful expression of the baby in Tra Leng was saved the afternoon of October 29

PV Youth according to the mission from 2 am. Dozens of soldiers and engineers were continuously deployed to pave the way and clear the landslides. Lieutenant Colonel Ha Ra Dieu, Commander of the Military Command, H. Nam Tra My, reported bad news:

From the center of Bac Tra My to the landslide zone (village 1, Tra Leng commune), there are 10 points of severe erosion in the distance of 53 km.

At 9:30 am, the advanced headquarters located in Bac Tra My district urgently met to discuss the rescue plan. Mr. Ho Quang Buu, vice chairman of the Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee, stated that the highway remains the most viable access to the scene, despite heavy landslides. In fact, Mr. Buu is right. Because the waterway “crosses” the Song Tranh 2 Reservoir, PV Thanh Nien also tried to travel in that direction, but ended up blocked by dense forests and garbage.

Terrifying, trash-filled waterways blocked the entrance to the landslide scene in South Tra My

Quang Nam Highland Accidents: Race to Rescue with the Weather

The scene of the collapse of Tra Leng, South Tra My (Quang Nam) is being recorded by the Fifth Military Region

Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Binh, deputy chief of the General Staff of the People’s Army, said that at that time it was necessary to have forces in place to participate in the search and rescue. “In addition to doing our best on the road, we did not wait, but rather incorporated small forces in multiple trips, thus strengthening the forces in place to deploy the search. Special note, we only have 2-3 days of good weather, so we must urgently do it now, ”said Lieutenant General Binh.

Catastrophic landslide in South Tra My: Doc all day and night searching for the missing

On the night of October 29, Mr. Ho Quang Buu reported that at 16 pm on the same day, the functional force of the Fifth Military Region, the Quang Nam Province Military Command, officially “joined forces” with the rescue force on site to search for the accident. People lost in a mountain landslide in Village 1, Tra Leng commune (H. Nam Tra My made 11 houses (with 53 people) buried, missing. At 15pm on October 29, local forces searched for 33 survivors and 6 bodies were buried. “The rescue force concentrates the maximum of vehicles and manpower to find 14 missing people. We take advantage of the favorable climate to work all night, we hope I hope to find the rest of the victims,” ​​said Buu.

Meanwhile, in the landslide in Tra Van commune (with H. Nam Tra My), the local rescue force quickly rescued 12 injured people and found 8 bodies.

Quang Nam Highland Accidents: Race to Rescue with the Weather

The Military Region 5 Force cut fallen trees overnight to open the NH40 road to reach the collapse of the Tra Leng commune, H. Nam Tra My

Heavenly pain

PV Youth follow the team of engineers, lead the way to walk along the path to the stage of village 1, Tra Leng commune. The scene in town 1 looked terrified. The houses are rubble buried deep underground. Trees fell, muddy roads. Many family members from the bottom of the world stood nervously waiting for information from the scene …

Ensuring absolute safety for the rescue force

Yesterday (October 29), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc continued to call for an urgent rescue, overcoming the consequences of the landslides in Quang Nam province. The Prime Minister asked the National Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue , the Ministry of Defense, the Secretary and Chairman of the Quang Nam Province People’s Committee, the Commander of Military Region 5 and related units that continue to meet. direct emergency forces to search for and rescue victims; Of course, all means to bring emergency rescue forces and vehicles to the fastest access to the eroded areas where people were buried. Urgently mobilize local forces, implement all options and approaches such as moving by track, forest road, road, waterway, flying vehicle … to get close, organize rescue and first aid. survivors.

The Prime Minister pointed out that due to the complicated weather and terrain conditions, the risk of landslides is very high, so he must ensure absolute safety for the search and rescue force.

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Calling aloud to the young people from neighboring villages who come to answer, the patriarch of Village 1, Tra Don Commune (H. Nam Tra My) Nguyen Ngoc Anh has a fool’s face. He couldn’t believe that the worst things would happen to his compatriots … Old Anh, upon receiving bad news from Tra Leng, was dumbfounded. But then he calmed down again, he and more than 50 people in the Tra Don commune headed towards Tra Leng. “More than 5 times we went and had to return due to a landslide, we used boats to cross the Tranh river, then we continued walking through the forest. It took them more than half a day, until dawn on October 29, to arrive. The road that leads to town was full of pain at the time, ”he choked.

Mr. Ho Tan Cuong (Village 1, Tra Leng Commune) fortunately escaped the accident in a landslide, said in a startled voice: “I ran unconsciously when I heard a thud. After escaping death, upon returning, the loved one was buried. I see in front of my eyes that there are 4 people buried and only limbs remain. When they tried to get out of the rubble, they died. The other two were washed away by the floods, right in front of my eyes. ”

Quang Nam Highland Accidents: Race to Rescue with the Weather

People searched for the body of the victim in the terrible landslide

Burning incense on the hastily arranged altar, Ms. Ho Thi Hong (Village 1, Tra Don Commune) sat in shock next to her younger brother’s body. She said that on October 28 it rained a lot, feeling unsafe, she sent a text message telling her younger brother (who was in Tra Leng) not to go outside to avoid falling trees. But did anyone expect the incident to happen at night …? “When the ethnic minorities in Tra Leng find relatives, after a few hours, they bury them according to custom. Until this afternoon (October 29 – Reporter) they had 7 people buried. My brother is waiting here, waiting for the competent force to clear the road and then he will bring it to the lowlands for the burial ceremony, ”Hong shouted.

On the afternoon of October 29 it began to get windy, dark clouds arrived … Another forest rain was about to arrive.

Terrible landslides in South Tra My: Loss of contact with the secretary of the commune of Tra Leng



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