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Authorities have found five people missing in the flash floods that occurred in Lao Cai province. The search for the remaining missing people continues.
On the afternoon of September 15, Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong, Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee, said: "Up to now, the authorities have found 5 out of 7 missing people in the area. The authorities are still urgently searching for the remaining missing people."
According to information from the Ministry of Public Security, from the morning of September 13 until now, more than 300 officers and soldiers from Lao Cai Provincial Police, Sa Pa Town Police, Mobile Police Battalion No. 4 (Ministry of Public Security) in coordination with local authorities and the Military Command have made efforts to search for victims of flash floods that went missing in Nam Cang village, Lien Minh commune, Sa Pa town.
Previously, due to heavy rain upstream on the evening of September 12, floodwaters at three streams Nam Pa, Nam Than, and Nam Cang in Lien Minh commune rose suddenly, causing a terrifying flash flood that swept through fish farms located along the stream.
Flash floods have left many people dead, missing and injured. The initial cause was determined to be that people saw heavy rain and went to check the fish farm area, when the flash floods came they couldn't run in time and were buried or swept away.
Below are some images of the forces participating in the rescue and search for missing victims:
