Bodies of missing brother-in-law and sister-in-law found in Thanh Chuong

On the evening of November 1, Mr. Nguyen Canh Nam - Chairman of Thanh An Commune People's Committee (Thanh Chuong District) said that the search and rescue team had found the bodies of Tran Cong The (born in 1995), residing in Thanh An Commune and his brother-in-law Nguyen Van Quang (born in 1994), residing in Linh Son Commune, Anh Son District - who had been missing since the morning of October 30.

According to Mr. Nam, the bodies of the two men were found in a stream flowing through the fields of Thanh An commune.

Authorities searched for the bodies of Mr. Quang and Mr. The in the area.waterlogged area in Thanh An commune field. Photo: Khanh An

Previously, on the afternoon of October 29, Mr. Quang went from his house in hamlet 1, Linh Son commune to his wife's parents' house in An Phu hamlet, Thanh An commune.

However, when he arrived at Thanh Thinh commune (Thanh Chuong district), due to the rain and rising water, his motorbike broke down, so Mr. Quang left his motorbike in Thanh Thinh commune and took another means of transport to his wife's parents' house.

On the morning of October 30, Mr. Quang and his brother-in-law, Mr. The, were riding a motorbike towards Thanh Thinh commune. On the way through Cau Bang street (Thanh An commune), Mr. Quang and Mr. The saw Mr. Tran Cong Nam (born in 1969, Mr. The's uncle) carrying stork bran encountering floodwaters on the road and falling into the water. At that moment, the two brothers, Quang and The, jumped into the raging floodwaters to save Mr. Nam.

The bodies of Mr. Quang and Mr. The have been handed over to their relatives for burial. Photo: Khanh An

Mr. Nam was lucky to be saved. But Mr. The and Mr. Quang were drowned by flood water.washed away, missing.

According to relatives, The and Quang knew how to swim, but they did not have time to take off their raincoats. Perhaps because their raincoats got tangled, they were swept away by the rushing floodwaters.

Mr. Nam is currently receiving emergency treatment at Thanh Chuong District General Hospital. His health is gradually recovering, but his mentality is still in a state of panic and unstable.

On the night of November 1, after Thanh Chuong District Police completed the necessary procedures, relatives brought the bodies of Mr. The and Mr. Quang back to their hometown to hold a funeral according to local customs./.