Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Rescuerson October 15 found bodies of three victims at the site of the Song Bo forestrangers’ office in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, where 13 members ofa working team went missing after the building was buried in landslides.
The victims’ identities are yet to beknown.
Rescuers had managed to pinpoint thelocation of the working team. Equipment and sniff dogs have been mobilised tosupport search efforts.
Heavy rains are projected in the area inthe coming days.
A team from the public security force ofThua Thien-Hue used boats and canoes to access the Rao Trang 3 hydropower plantthrough the Huong Dien hydropower reservoir in Huong Binh commune, Phong Dien district.
The Rao Trang 3 and 4 hydropower plantshave been isolated by flooding and landslides since October 12. On the eveningof October 13, Nguyen Dai Thanh, director of the Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant,confirmed three deaths linked to landslides on October 12.
A 21-strong search and rescue team,including local officials and the military, were also hit by a landslide ontheir way to Rao Trang 3 on October 13, leaving 13 missing, while eight othersmanaged to escape.
Seventeen workers at Rao Trang 3 are alsomissing after the landslide. About 40 workers there have been safely moved tothe Rao Trang 4 plant, which was reached on the evening of October 13 by a teamfrom the provincial./.