Provincial Vice Chairman directs search for children swept away by flash floods in Gia Phu

Three children who were swept away by flash floods in Gia Phu commune on the evening of August 1 were found after an overnight search operation led by provincial authorities. The body of the last missing child was recovered at 7:40 a.m. on August 2, concluding the rescue effort.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong, who headed a delegation from the provincial Civil Defence Command, arrived at the scene shortly after the incident to oversee search and rescue efforts. More than 120 military personnel, police officers, militia members, self-defence forces and local residents were mobilised to search the area throughout the night.

The stream where the three children were swept away by floodwaters.

According to Gia Phu commune authorities, local residents discovered a motorbike lodged against a roadside guardrail near Cheo Bau hamlet at around 7:00 p.m. on August 1. Authorities later confirmed that three children, born in 2012, 2019 and 2021, had gone missing after being swept away by floodwaters.

Rescuers recovered the body of the first child at 8:00 p.m. on August 1, followed by the second at 10:00 p.m. The search continued overnight until the body of the third child was found at 7:40 a.m. the following morning.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong directs the search operation on the night of August 1. 
Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong oversees the search operation on the morning of August 2.
Rescue personnel transport a victim's body to the family.

Following the operation, Cong and members of the provincial delegation visited the victims' families to offer their condolences. He also instructed local authorities to accelerate post-disaster recovery efforts, provide support to affected families, and strengthen preparedness measures as heavy rainfall and flooding are expected to continue./.

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