Last body found in Sub-region 67

According to information byReporter of Military Region 4 Televisionsent from the scene, by 7:20 pm tonight (October 15), the 13th body - the last body of the group of officers and soldiers who had an accident at Sub-region 67 - was found.

According to information from the Forward Command Post, today, along with searching for victims in Sub-region 67, Military Region 4 and the leaders of Thua Thien Hue province directed the province's rescue and relief forces to coordinate with the investor of Rao Trang Hydropower Plant to approach and transport necessities to Rao Trang 3, Rao Trang 4 and Alin B2 Hydropower Plants.

Specifically, the authorities changed shifts for 8 employees.
The task of operating at Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant combined with the supply of necessities by waterway to ensure the safe operation of the plant. Rao Trang 4 Hydropower Plant is supplied with necessities by both waterway and road.

Directed the Military Command of Thua Thien Hue province to send 4 comrades to stay and work.
patrol. Meanwhile, on land, from A Luoi district, more than 800 liters of diesel oil and food were transported to the site.

To ensure the safety of the dam, 2 canoes and 8 motorboats have been brought into Rao Trang 4 Hydropower Reservoir. A Lin B2 Hydropower Plant has also been fully supplied and is operating normally.

Previously, at 6:15 p.m. on October 15, the 12th body was found. A generator was pulled in to assist in the overnight search.

Generators were mobilized to serve the rescue work through the night. Photo: Le Thang

By 6:00 p.m. on October 15, rescue forces had found 11 bodies of the group of officers and soldiers who were injured at the Forest Protection Management Station of Sub-region 67, Phong Xuan Commune, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Hue Province.

Rescue forces receive direct instructions from the Ministry of National Defense. Photo: Le Thang

Accident scene. Photo: Le Thang

At the scene, the landslide area from the top of the mountain to the trail was about 7.5 hectares with a large amount of soil and rock 2 to 3 meters thick, burying the entire residential area of ​​the ranger force at station 67.

The forces had to use 7 excavators working at full speed to clear away large rocks and soil to reach the house location.

Photo: Le Thang

As of the afternoon of October 15, the Ministry of National Defense,Military Region 4mobilized more than 1,000 officers and soldiers and 120 pieces of equipment and vehicles of all kinds; the Ministry of Industry and Trade mobilized working groups and generators.

Also participating in the rescue were more than 300 people, 70 vehicles from Thua Thien - Hue province, and 3 police dogs from the Border Guard Command.

7 excavators and hundreds of officers, soldiers and other forces struggled with the huge amount of earth and rock. Photo: Le Thang

Late this afternoon, it was raining heavily but the rescue forces were determined to mobilize people, vehicles, and mobilize more machinery to focus on speeding up the search for the remaining people of the missing working group in Sub-region 67 and continue to level and clear the road to Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant to search for the 16 missing workers.

Despite the rain, the search team did not stop in the hope of finding the missing person as soon as possible. Photo: Le Thang

Informing the forces of the task, Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region 4 requested: Currently, storm No. 8 is entering the sea area, causing widespread rain, affecting the search work, so the forces need to uphold their sense of responsibility, take advantage of every minute, every hour, race against time to organize and participate in the search and rescue in the most effective way./.