Intense rescue and recovery efforts underway in Lao Cai’s Lang Nu village

Intense efforts are underway to search and rescue victims of the severe flash flood and landslide in LangNu village, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province. As of 9:25 a.m. on September 12, the death toll in the disaster is 46, the number of injured is 17; 55 people are still missing, while 46 people have been confirmed safe.

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Lieutenant General Pham Hong Chuong, Commander of Military Region 2 (center), directs search and rescue operations. (Photo: VNA)
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Soldiers from Division 316, Military Region 2, enter the landslide area to carry out rescue operations. (Photo: VNA)
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Bodies found are carried out for burial. (Photo: VNA)
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Local residents exert all efforts to find their relatives. (Photo: VNA)
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Nu villagers make funeral arrangements for their relatives who died due to the flood. (Photo: VNA)
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The image of Nu village after the severe flood. (Photo: VNA)
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Local residents exert all efforts to find their relatives affected by the flood. (Photo: VNA)
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A house collapses after the severe flood in Lang Nu village. (Photo: VNA)

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