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President praises rescuers for saving trapped workers

President Truong Tan Sang on December 20 sent flowers and gifts to forces that made outstanding efforts in rescuing 12 workers trapped in a collapsed hydropower plant tunnel in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
President Truong Tan Sang on December 20 sent flowers and gifts toforces that made outstanding efforts in rescuing 12 workers trapped in acollapsed hydropower plant tunnel in the Central Highlands province ofLam Dong.

The honoured include the sappers of Brigade 293 underthe Sappers Arm, Brigade 25 of the Military Zone 7 and specialists fromthe Mine Rescue Centre under the Vietnam National Coal and MineralIndustries Group (Vinacomin).

Part of the tunnel of Da Dang-DaChomo hydroelectric power plant in Lac Duong district, the CentralHighlands province of Lam Dong collapsed on the morning ofDecember 16 after heavy rain in the area, making 12 workers, includingone woman, trapped in the tunnel.

The collapsed site is about 500metres from the opening of the 700-m-long tunnel running though themountain to bring water to the 475 billion VND (22.6 million USD)plant, which is designed to have a capacity of 22 MW.

After anearly 82-hour mission involving over 500 rescuers, all the workerswere safely brought out of the collapsed tunnel at 4:30 pm on December19. At present, they are in stable condition.-VNA
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