Crossing flooded road, 2 female students were swept away by water
Trying to cross a flooded road, a female student in Do Luong district drowned.
According to information from the authorities, at around 2:00 p.m. on September 21, 2024, 3 students were riding 2 electric bicycles from Lam Son commune to Boi Son commune (Do Luong district). When reaching the flooded road in Lam Son commune, 1 female student stopped, the other 2 female students tried to cross. When reaching the middle of the flooded road, 2 female students fell and were swept away by the flood. People nearby discovered the incident, swam out to save 1 student, the other student was swept away and went missing.
Upon receiving the news, the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department (Nghe An Provincial Police) quickly deployed forces and vehicles to the scene to coordinate the search for the victims.
The missing female student was identified as Nguyen Thi Th., an 8th grade student (residing in Dong Tam hamlet, Ngoc Son commune).
After searching efforts, at 7:25 p.m. the same day, the search team discovered Th.'s body about 30 meters from the incident site.