The landslide at the Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant has buried 17 workers, of whom five have been found dead. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on November 2 asked police and military forces to closely coordinate with cities and provinces in dealing with consequences of natural disasters in the central region, especially searching for the missing people.
Joint efforts are needed to treat the injured and visit bereaved families, said Dung, who is also head of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and chairman of the National Committee for Disaster Response and Search and Rescue.
As many as 1,208 officers and soldiers are racing to find those missing after landslides in the Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant in Phong Dien district, Thua Thien-Hue province, and Nam Tra My and Phuoc Son districts in Quang Nam province.
The landslide at the Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant has buried 17 workers, of whom five have been found dead.
As of November 2, landslides in Nam Tra My district left 17 dead, 46 injured and 15 missing. One death has also been reported in Bac Tra My district.
Meanwhile, the landslide in Phuoc Son district has claimed seven lives and left six residents missing. A person in Hiep Duc district, Quang Nam province, has also been reported missing.
A total of 22 people have remained missing across Quang Nam province after the natural disasters.
Regarding the 23 fishermen aboard the two vessels in Binh Dinh province that went missing on October 27, three have been rescued./.
VNA
