The pitiful situation of two orphaned children

On the morning of July 21, in Dai Dong hamlet, Thinh Son commune, a tragic electrocution accident occurred, causing Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh (31 years old) - a resident of the hamlet to die on the spot.

According to the victim's family, Ms. Binh's parents-in-law (who live next door) had just installed an air conditioner to prevent heat. Due to a problem with the air conditioner, at 10:30 a.m., Ms. Binh climbed up a ladder to check and was electrocuted.

Mrs. Duong Thi Mai (60 years old), Binh's mother-in-law, told in tears: Yesterday morning, she stood in the yard holding the ladder for her daughter-in-law to climb up to check the air conditioner. Waiting for a long time without seeing any movement, calling but not hearing Binh answer, she panicked and cried out.

When everyone turned off the power in the house, they saw Ms. Binh fall to the ground. Her body was purple. Immediately after that, her family called for emergency doctors in the area but she did not survive.

It is known that Ms. Binh's father-in-law - Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien (61 years old) recently suffered a stroke, is in poor health, and depends on the help of relatives for all his daily activities. Pitying him for having to suffer in the hot and humid weather, a nephew in the South called a technician to install an air conditioner in his bedroom.

The local electrician had just installed the air conditioner 2 days before the heartbreaking incident occurred. Immediately after the incident, the victim's family reported it to the local authorities.

On the afternoon of July 22, the family, relatives, and neighbors of Dai Dong hamlet held a funeral to send the unfortunate woman to her final resting place. The hearse headed to Cay Chanh cemetery amid the heartbreaking cries of relatives.

The image of Ms. Binh's two young children holding their mother's portrait in their arms while walking through the funeral made many people unable to hold back their tears, feeling both pity for the young mother and for the poor children.

Arriving at the house of An and Phuc, when Binh’s funeral had just arrived, the atmosphere of mourning enveloped the house in the middle of the village. On the altar in the small room, the portraits of the young couple were filled with incense smoke. The two children, their heads tied in white scarves, stood in front of their parents’ altar, looking at everyone around them with bewildered expressions. It seemed that they had not yet felt the pain of losing their mother.

Ms. Bui Thi Hue (68 years old) - Ms. Binh's biological mother covered her face and cried in front of her daughter's altar. According to Ms. Hue, Ms. Binh is the youngest daughter in the family. Mr. Nguyen Viet Dung (born in 1989) - Ms. Binh's husband, in addition to farming, also worked as a construction worker. When he had no work, he went to catch crabs and snails to earn extra income. Due to many illnesses, he went to many hospitals for treatment but could not be cured, Mr. Dung passed away on the second day of the Lunar New Year 2023.

After her husband passed away, Ms. Binh became both mother and father, shouldering two responsibilities to raise her children. She took on all the big and small jobs in the house.

For nearly 10 years, she has been working as a worker for a garment company in Lac Son commune (Do Luong). Yesterday was Sunday, she was home taking care of her children. When she heard that her parents' newly installed air conditioner was broken and was spewing water outside, she climbed up to see how to fix it.

Unexpectedly, disaster struck and she passed away suddenly, leaving behind two young children, Nguyen Ngoc Thien An (7 years old) who had just finished first grade at Thinh Son Primary School; Nguyen Viet Thien Phuc (5 years old) who was in the upper grade at Thinh Son Kindergarten.

Mrs. Hue hugged her two grandchildren and said in tears: “Your mother passed away, we are so heartbroken. We feel sorry for the two children who have lost both their father and mother. We feel so sorry for them because they are so young.”

The situation of the two orphaned children is extremely pitiful. The father's death has not yet ended the hardship, now the mother has passed away. Right on the afternoon of July 22, when Ms. Binh's funeral was taking place, Dai Dong hamlet organized a call for people with little or much to join hands to help the family of the two children.

Mr. Thai Doan Son - head of Dai Dong hamlet, Thinh Son commune said: Ms. Binh's family is a near-poor household. Now both husband and wife have passed away, and the two children are suddenly orphans. The two children's situation is very special, and they really need everyone's help.

Huy Thu