The bodies of two workers who died in Laos have been brought back to Nghe An.
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 13, the bodies of two workers from Nghe An who died in the scaffolding collapse at a hydroelectric power plant construction site in Laos were brought home.
Mr. Tran Duy Liem, Chairman of the People's Committee of Tan Thanh commune (Yen Thanh district), said that at 5:00 AM on January 13th, the body of Mr. Phan Van Thai (born in 1993) was brought home.
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| The Vietnamese community in Laos came to pay their respects to the two brothers, Thai and Tuan. Photo: Khanh An |
At the same time, the body of Mr. Vo Van Tuan (born in 1985) was also brought back to his home in Phu Thanh commune (Yen Thanh district).
Early this afternoon, January 13th, local authorities and relatives will hold a funeral ceremony for Mr. Tuan and Mr. Thai according to local customs.
Mr. Dang Thien Nhan (a worker from Yen Thanh working in Laos) - who brought the bodies of Mr. Tuan and Mr. Thai back to their hometown - said that Mr. Thai and Mr. Tuan did not have insurance, and the company compensated them with 20,000 USD and 3 million Lao Kip per person (approximately 460 million VND per person).
The Lao Ministry of Security and relevant authorities have launched an investigation into the fatal workplace accident at a hydroelectric power plant that resulted in the deaths of two men.
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| Personal belongings of Mr. Thai and Mr. Tuan. Photo: Khanh An |
The bodies of the two workers from Nghe An who died in Laos cannot yet be brought back home.
(Baonghean.vn) - At noon on January 12, relatives of the two workers who died in the scaffolding collapse in Laos were still waiting at the La Lay International Border Gate (Quang Tri province) to receive the coffins carrying the two bodies back to their hometown.
As previously reported, on the morning of January 11th, Mr. Tuan and Mr. Thai were working at the Muong Khong Hydropower Plant construction site in Laos when the scaffolding collapsed, resulting in their deaths.
A Vietnamese woman who came to pay her respects learned about the difficult circumstances of Tuan and Thai and the high cost of hiring a vehicle to transport their coffins from the church in Bac Xe district (Champa Sak province, Laos) to the La Lay International Border Gate (Quang Tri province). She lent her car to help carry the coffins and belongings to the border gate.
Although the relatives of the two workers had hired a vehicle to travel to the La Lay International Border Gate, due to procedural obstacles, they were unable to transport the vehicle to Bac Xe district to pick up the bodies. Instead, they had to wait at the border gate, receive the bodies, and then transport them back to their hometowns.
