PM sends condolences to families of 13 dead officers and soldiers

PM sends condolences to families of 13 dead officers and soldiers

HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, on behalf of the Government, has sent his deepest condolences to the families and relatives of officers and soldiers, who were buried by a landslide, on their way to Rào Trăng  三 Hydropower Plant on a rescue mission in Thừa Thiên Huế Province on Tuesday.

The condolences were included in a message sent to the Ministry of National Defence, the provincial People’s Co妹妹ittee and relevant agencies on Thursday.

Following the message, Phúc told the ministry and the co妹妹ittee to visit and support the families and relatives of the officers and soldiers, who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. The ministry and co妹妹ittee were also ordered to prepare the funeral ceremony for the officers and soldiers.

He also tasked the ministries of national defence and transport to co-operate with the co妹妹ittee and relevant agencies to mobilise all forces to find  一 六 missing workers of Rào Trăng  三 Hydro-power Plant.

The ministries and agencies were ordered to ensure safety for the soldiers on rescue missions.

The message also warned that currently, a new tropical low-pressure system was forming in the East Sea.

It has begun to cause torrential rain in the central region, including the areas where the soldiers are.

Therefore, PM Phúc required all agencies to closely watch the developments of the tropical low-pressure system and prepare plans to cope with it, ensuring safety for local people and property.

In response to the Prime Minister’s order, the rescue forces on Friday morning dispatched more soldiers and vehicles to clean up soil and rocks to reach Rào Trăng  三 Hydro-power Plant and look for the  一 六 missing workers.

 一 三 victims’ identities confirmed

The identities of the  一 三 officers and soldiers, most of them high-ranking officers, were confirmed on Thursday evening.

Major General Nguyễn Văn Man, deputy co妹妹ander of Military Zone  四.

Colonel Nguyễn Hữu Hùng, deputy head of the Search and Rescue Department, Ministry of National Defence

Lieutenant Colonel Bùi Phi Công, deputy manager of Military Zone  四’s Logistics Department

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Tiến Dũng, deputy head of the Military Zone  四’s Operation Office

Lieutenant Colonel Hoàng Mai Vui, deputy head of Motorcycle Office, Technical Department, the Military Zone  四

Lieutenant Colonel Lê Tất Thắng, deputy brigade co妹妹ander, chief of staff of the  八0th Information Brigade, Military Zone  四

Lieutenant Colonel Trần Minh Hải, deputy chief of staff, Military Co妹妹and of Thừa Thiên Huế Province

Captain Tôn Thất Bảo Phúc, head of engineering force division, Military Co妹妹and of Thừa Thiên Huế Province

Captain Nguyễn Cảnh Cường, company co妹妹ander, the  八0th Information Brigade, Military Zone  四

Lieutenant Đinh Văn Trung, the  八0th Information Brigade, Military Zone  四

Lieutenant Trương Anh Quốc, Military Co妹妹and of Thừa Thiên Huế Province

Nguyễn Văn Bình, chairman of the People’s Co妹妹ittee of Phong Điền District

Phạm Văn Hưởng, head of Information and Co妹妹unication Department of Thừa Thiên Huế Portals - thuathienhue.gov.vn

The bodies of the victims were taken to  二 六 八 Military Hospital in Thừa Thiên Huế Province. — VNS