The incident happened at 18:30 on August 2 at Group 8A, Area 7, Bai Chay Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh in heavy rain.
According to VietNamnet, Mr. Đ.V.M (SN 1979, from Thai Binh) was cooking at a temporary camp when he was suddenly buried by the collapsed stone embankment.
Detecting the incident, many people nearby rushed to the rescue, and at the same time informed the authorities to send the excavator to support due to the large amount of soil and rock.
The scene of the incident. Photo: Dan Tri
Upon receiving the news, the Ha Long City authorities were present at the scene, organized the rescue, and at the same time sealed the scene for investigation to clarify the cause.
At 8:30 p.m. on the same day, the victim's body was taken out and handed over to his family as a poster.
Residents here said that this camp was built long ago for the victim and two other people to live, at the time of the incident, the weather was raining heavily.
According to information from Quang Ninh Provincial Meteorological and Hydrological Station, due to the weakening low pressure from typhoon No. 2, on the night of August 2 and on August 3, the province continued to have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall from 250-300mm / time.
Warning of flash floods and landslides: The high risk of flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas is Binh Lieu and Ba Che districts. Inundation in lowland, lowland and urban areas of the localities: Ha Long, Quang Yen, Cam Pha, Uong Bi ... Upon receiving the news, the Ha Long City authorities were present at the scene, organized the rescue, and at the same time sealed the scene for investigation to clarify the cause.
Warning of flash floods and landslides: The high risk of flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas is Binh Lieu and Ba Che districts. Inundation in lowland, lowland and urban areas of the localities: Ha Long, Quang Yen, Cam Pha, Uong Bi ...