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

Khanh An June 30, 2019 16:35

(Baonghean.vn) - While watering dry and burnt tea, a man collapsed and died right in the ditch.

On the afternoon of June 30, Mr. Pham Xuan Luc - Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh My commune (Thanh Chuong district) said that a tragic incident had just occurred in the commune, Mr. Hoang Van Dao (born in 1987, residing in village 2, Thanh My commune) died while helping to save tea plants that had dried up 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 caused by the heat. At night, Mr. Dao stayed up to borrow someone else's water pump to spray water to save the family's tea.

“Early this morning, June 30, people still saw Mr. Dao trying to water the tea. Then, around 7 a.m., 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.

người thân bên di ảnh. Ảnh: ĐL
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, his wife is pregnant with their second child.

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

Khanh An