(Baonghean.vn)- Authorities and tens of thousands of people came to join the salvage and burial of the whale that washed ashore at Dien Thinh beach (Dien Chau).
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The whale carcass was tied with a rope and pulled closer to shore. |
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Salvage team approaches whale carcass to tie crane |
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Rafts were mobilized to pull the whale carcass to shore. |
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Tens of thousands of people and authorities were present to witness the whale carcass recovery. |
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A large crane was mobilized to stretch a tarpaulin to prepare to be used to wrap the whale carcass. |
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Mr. Phan Ba in hamlet 5, Dien Thinh commune, was tasked with poking the fish's belly to make it deflate, but its skin was too thick so it was unsuccessful. |
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The whale was salvaged. |
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And pulled closer to shore |
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The whale was pulled close to shore. |
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Thousands of people surrounded the elephant carcass |
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Mr. Phan Xuan Vinh - Vice Chairman of Dien Chau district used a loudspeaker to direct the work of salvaging the whale carcass. |
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The whale carcass was lifted onto a truck for burial. |
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It was not until after 8 pm that the whale's body was moved from the sea to shore. |
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A plot of land in the coastal casuarina beach (Hamlet 9B, Dien Thinh Commune) is prepared as a whale burial site. |
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Excavators were mobilized to dig a hole to bury the whale. |
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The whale burial pit, dozens of meters long, has been dug. |
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People voluntarily contributed money to support the construction of a whale tomb. |
Thanh Cuong