Landslide in Quang Tri province comes days after another mudslide killed 13, mostly soldiers, when they were carrying out rescue mission at Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant in flood-hit Thua Thien-Hue province (Photo: VNA)The incident in Quang Tri province occurred at 1:25am on Oct. 18 in Cop hamlet where 27 officers and soldiers of Defence - Economic Division 337 under Military Zone 4 stayed to help local residents overcome disaster consequences. Five of them have been saved. In the photo: Efforts are made to find victims in mountain landslide hitting army barracks. (Photo: VNA)As of 4:45 pm of October 18, 14 bodies had been found (Photo: VNA)Search and rescue forces work to find officers and soldiers who were missing after a landslide engulfed their base in the mountainous area of Quang Tri province (Photo: VNA)Search and rescue forces work to find officers and soldiers who were missing after a landslide engulfed their base in the mountainous area of Quang Tri province (Photo: VNA)Over the past days, the province has witnessed heavy rains, causing floods in some areas (Photo: VNA)The hardest-hit localities include Thanh An commune, Cam Lo distric, Dong Giang ward in Dong Ha city (Photo: VNA)Over the past days, the province has witnessed heavy rains, causing floods in some areas (Photo: VNA)Heavy rains since early October have caused deadly floods and landslides in several provinces in central Vietnam, including Quang Tri province (Photo: VNA)
Efforts to find 22 victims in mountain landslide hitting army barracks
Search and rescue forces are working to find twenty two 22 officers and soldiers who were missing after a landslide engulfed their base in the mountainous area of Quang Tri Province on October 18.
