Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union suffered a tragic accident while helping people repair their houses after the storm.

(Baonghean.vn)- When helping people roof their houses after the storm, DeputySecretary of Youth Union Branch 1, Nghi Dien Commune Youth Union, Nghi Loc (Nghe An)Phan Cong Nghiahad an accident and had to have both arms amputated.

Deputy Secretary of Youth Union Branch 1, Nghi Dien Commune Youth Union at the Hospital. Photo provided by family

On the afternoon of Friday, July 21, responding to the call of Nghi Dien Commune People's Committee to mobilize all people to contribute working days to help households that suffered heavy losses after storm No. 2, Mr. Nghia - Deputy Secretary of Youth Union Branch 1, Nghi Dien Commune Youth Union, temporarily put aside family work, together with other union members in the commune went to each hamlet to help families.

Nghia and 3 other members went to help repair the house of Ms. Vu Thi Xuan's family in Hamlet 8, Nghi Dien. Ms. Xuan's house had its roof blown off after Storm No. 2, her husband was working far away, leaving only her elderly mother and 4 children at home. Knowing the mechanics, Nghia volunteered to climb up to the roof to do the roofing, but unfortunately the accident happened.

While receiving the corrugated iron sheet from below to cover the roof, suddenly a high voltage current from the power line running near the house sucked Nghia and the corrugated iron sheet up high, then caused Nghia to fall from above to the ground, hitting the kitchen roof of Ms. Xuan's house.

Immediately after the incident, local people and union members quickly gave Nghia first aid and transferred him to Nghe An General Hospital. However, due to the severity of his injuries, Nghia was transferred to the National Burn Institute (Hanoi), where doctors were forced to amputate both his hands to save his life.

Nghia has regained consciousness, but his health condition is still complicated. Due to severe burns from electric shock, and injuries from falling from a height, Nghia's back has become necrotic, and both legs are at risk of having to be amputated...

Phan Cong Nghia before the accident. Photo provided by family

Nghia's family is very poor (there are two brothers). His elderly parents stay home and work on 4 acres of rice fields without any additional income. After his younger brother had an accident, Nghia's older brother had to borrow money everywhere to pay for his brother's hospital bills.

After her son's accident, his mother, Pham Thi Can, was so anxious that she had to quit her farming job to go to Hanoi to take care of him. Seeing her son wrapped in white bandages and his two arms amputated, she was very sad, but still tried to take care of Nghia, because she understood that, more than ever, Nghia needed her, needed his mother's love to overcome the pain.

The family is already poor and facing this tragic situation, so they really hope for the attention and help of all levels, sectors and philanthropists.

Nguyen Thi Quynh