Swept away at night while crossing a spillway, a man luckily escaped death.
(Baonghean.vn) - Heavy rain flooded the spillway at night. A man in Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district (Nghe An) tried to cross the strong current and had his motorbike swept away. Luckily, the victim swam to shore and escaped death.
| Villagers help salvage a motorbike that was swept away. |
Early morning on October 23, at the Hoa Tien 2 spillway bridge, Chau Tien commune (Quy Chau), 6 men salvaged a motorbike that had been swept away by floodwaters.
Earlier, late at night on October 22, a man (identity unknown) residing in Que Son commune (Que Phong) was crossing the spillway, unaware of the sudden flood, which swept him and his vehicle away. The man was lucky to swim to shore and escape. The next morning, when the water receded, he asked an acquaintance to search for and salvage the vehicle.
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| The motorbike that was swept away in the night was salvaged by 6 men. Photo: Vi - Thuy |
Hoa Tien 2 spillway is a place where flooding often occurs when there is heavy rain upstream. On the night of October 22, in Quy Chau, there was a rainstorm, water rose and flooded the spillway. Also at this spillway, in early October 2018, a drowning incident occurred, causing the death of an 8th grade student.
