Digging a drainage ditch, a young man died in a landslide
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Nguyen Xuan Ky - Vice Chairman of Thanh Lam Commune People's Committee, Thanh Chuong District said that a landslide had just occurred in the area, killing a young man. The victim was Mr. Dau Van Vinh (33 years old) in My Hoa hamlet.
Accordingly, in the past, Mr. Vinh rented rice fields from Thanh Giang commune to raise fish. In recent days, he has been making a deep ditch (about 2 - 3m) to drain water for this fish pond. At about 5:30 p.m. on August 31, while placing the drain in the ditch, while he was in the ditch, the ground above collapsed.
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| Local people mobilized people and manpower to dig and scoop up soil to rescue the victims. Photo: Huy Thu |
Due to the deep ditch and the landslide of a 6-7m long section, a large amount of soil buried Vinh under the ditch. About 7-10 minutes later, the excavator driver at the other end of the ditch discovered that Vinh was buried in the soil. He immediately called people nearby and used an excavator at the scene to dig up the soil to save him. However, by the time Vinh was found and brought out of the ditch, he had died.
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| The victim's body was found standing in a ditch. Photo: Huy Thu |
It is known that Mr. Vinh has a wife and 2 small children. He used to work in Taiwan, now he is at home, working hard when the accident happened.
Mr. Ky added that upon receiving the notice, the local authorities sent people to visit and offer condolences to the family. The victim's family is currently taking care of the funeral.
