Quang Tri: I found many bodies of mountains and mountains that filled the barracks.

Twelve bodies have been found among more than a dozen soldiers who died in a barracks devastated by a landslide.

The Military Region IV Command said the landslide occurred around 1 a.m. on October 18 when a mountain near the army headquarters collapsed, razing houses, cafeterias, kitchens and areas. neighborhood.

Dozens of people from Division 337 stationed in Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri are believed to have been buried by dirt and rocks after the landslide and at least 5 were rescued when the accident occurred.

Defense and Economic Group 337 (Military Zone 4) is in charge of 5 border communes in Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province.

Initial information said that the 22 people buried were 4 officers, 10 professional soldiers and 8 soldiers.

“This disaster happened suddenly, very painful. Almost 2 million cubic meters of earth were swept, 4 blocks were leveled. We have done everything possible to save the wounded comrades and find the missing comrades.” Major General said. Ha Tan Tien, deputy commander of Military Region 4.

The rescue and rescue force has more than 400 officers and soldiers from units from Military Region 4, Quang Tri Border Guard, local militia participating.

The Defense Ministry also ordered two helicopters ready in Da Nang waiting for the good weather to fly to the isolated Huong Phung commune to deliver food and medicine to the people.

The incident occurred while the Ministry of National Defense, Military Region 4 and Thua Thien – Hue Province were celebrating the funerals of 13 officers and soldiers who died on their way to rescue 17 missing workers at the Rao Trang 3 hydroelectric power station that day. . 12/10.

Currently, at least 15 struggling workers at this hydroelectric project remain missing.

Mr. Phan Ngoc Tho, chairman of the Thua Thien Hue Provincial People’s Committee, said that reaching out and finding workers in Rao Trang 3 is the central task of the province, but two days were interrupted due to heavy rains.

Also in Quang Tri, VOV reported that a group of 7 officers and soldiers who were on their way to search and rescue another 7 people disappeared while in the flood-isolated fields.

Mr. Dang Trong Van, Chairman of the Huong Hoa District People’s Committee, Quang Tri Province, confirmed that these seven people, including a commune police lieutenant, were killed, two people, including the chairman of the People’s Committee of the commune, Huong Viet, and an undersecretary of the Communal Party Committee, were injured. legs, and four other officers are missing.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung suggested to local leaders in the central region, especially Hue and Quang Tri, to review the danger points of landslides and floods to evacuate people. “The danger zone here is not just where people live, but also the people who work on the project, including the hydroelectric plant,” he said.

“As recently, in the Rao Trang 3 hydroelectric project, it is a construction in progress. If the construction is finished, it will not be so dangerous. Therefore, the problem is to evacuate everyone from the danger zone. dangerous, “Dung said. In addition, functional forces need to timely support people in isolated areas, lack of food and medicine.”

Meanwhile, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyen Xuan Cuong, said that the rain from last October 6 to 11 was historic in the central region, raining in 5 provinces, in which Quang Tri and Hue rained continuously. The 6-day routine causes heavy flooding, especially in the Thach Han River (Quang Tri) and Bo River (Thua Thien Hue) basin.

The water level in the Bo River reached a maximum of 5.24 m at 0:05 on October 10, surpassing the historic 1999 flood peak of 0.06 meters.

Historic floods are forecast to cause extensive damage in the central region within a week, Minister Cuong added.