Found the body of a nephew swept away by flood in Nam Chay commune (Van Ban)

At 6:30 a.m. this morning (May 31), search and rescue forces found the body of Hau AT (born in 2001), residing in Kham Duoi village, Nam Chay commune, Van Ban district, who was swept away by floodwaters on the afternoon of May 30.

The victim's body was found on Kham stream, Nam Chay commune.

Informing reporters, Mr. Sung A Dung, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Chay Commune, Van Ban District, said: at 6:30 this morning (May 31), the search and rescue team found the body of the victim Hau AT (born in 2001) who was swept away by the flood on the afternoon of May 30. The location where the body was found was 500 meters from where Hau AT was swept away by the flood.

Nam Chay (Van Ban): Two brothers were swept away by flood and went missing.

As Lao Cai Newspaper reported, on the afternoon of May 30, there was a prolonged heavy rain in Nam Chay commune. While returning from working in the fields, seeing that it was raining heavily, two children, Hau AT (born in 2001) and Hau Thi M. (born in 2012), both living in Kham Duoi village, Nam Chay commune (who are siblings), waded across Kham stream (the section flowing through Kham Duoi village) to go home. However, when they reached the middle of the stream, a flash flood from upstream suddenly swept away the two children.

Hundreds of people were mobilized by the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Van Ban district to search for the remaining victim's body.

Immediately after the incident, the local government mobilized the police, militia and people to search. At the same time, it informed the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Van Ban district to send additional forces to support the search for the victims.

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