Nghe An: One person died while spraying water to save tea plants from drought

On the afternoon of June 30, Mr. Pham Xuan Luc - Chairman of Thanh My Commune People's Committee (Thanh Chuong District) said that a tragic incident had just occurred in the commune, Mr. Hoang Van Dao (born in 1987, residing in Hamlet 2, Thanh My Commune) died while helping to save tea from drying out due to the heat and drought.

According to Mr. Luc, during the past time, Mr. Dao worked as a construction worker during the day. Due to difficult family circumstances, Mr. Dao could not afford to buy a water pump to save the tea from drought due to the hot weather. At night, Mr. Dao stayed up to borrow someone else's water pump to spray water to save his family's tea.

“Early this morning, June 30, people still saw Mr. Dao trying to water the tea. Then, around 7am, people discovered Mr. Dao lying face down motionless in the ditch. It is suspected that Mr. Dao may have stayed up many nights in a row working too hard, leading to exhaustion...” - Mr. Luc said.

Relatives next to the portrait of Hoang Van Dao. Photo: Khanh An

According to Mr. Luc, Mr. Dao is a member of the Executive Committee of Thanh My Commune Youth Union - Secretary of Youth Union Branch 2, Team Leader of Village 2, Thanh My Commune.

Mr. Dao's family situation is difficult, his 3-year-old eldest child just came back from the hospital for an appendectomy, and his wife is pregnant with their second child.

Local government officials have visited, encouraged and joined hands with the family to organize his funeral.