Soldiers prepare to depart for the search and rescue mission at the landslide site at Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant (Photo: VNA)Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Search and rescue teamsare approaching the landslide site at Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant in thecentral province of Thua Thien-Hue by water and by road on October 14.
The road team, who took the route along Road 71, has comeclose to the place where the bodies and stranded victims were located. The roadhas been basically cleared up, while the weather was reported to be favourableon October 14 morning, facilitating the movement of rescue cars.
Meanwhile, the other group deployed by the provincial policeis using canoes and boats to cross the Huong Dien hydro-power reservoir to approachthe Rao Trang 4 hydropower plant to deliver relief goods and transport strandedworkers out of the site.
The Rao Trang 3 and 4 hydropower plants have been isolateddue to floods and landslides since October 12. On October 13 evening, NguyenDai Thanh, director of the Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant, informed that threedeaths linked to the landslides on October 12 were confirmed.
A 21-strong team for search and rescue, including localofficials and military, also met with a landslide on their way to the Rao Trang3 hydropower plant on October 13, leaving 13 missing, while eight othersmanaged to escape.
Besides, 17 workers at the Rao Trang 3 power plant are alsomissing after the landslide. About 40 workers there have safely moved to theRao Trang 4 plant. On October 13 evening, a team of the provincial police managedto reach the Rao Trang 4 plant. Five severely injured people were rushed to thehospital./.
VNA
