Violent destruction of Lai Chau hydropower area

In the past three days, Lai Chau province has heavy rain and heavy rain. Especially, around 18:00 on 4/5, a hurricane, a local whirlwind occurred in the area of ​​Lai Chau hydropower plant, Nam Nhun village, Nam Hang commune, Muong Te border district, causing much damage.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Cuong, Director of Song Da 908 Company (the unit under construction at Lai Chau hydropower site) said that the whirlwind has thrown the 10-storey roof of Thai Son Company right next door. the unit of workers' houses, causing the roof to tear and bricks falling on the heads of two workers who were watching TV.

Immediately after the incident, the management board of the company sent these two workers to give first aid at the clinic of the construction site. Currently the health of two workers has recovered.

When the whirlwind happened, 10 workers in the 10-storey block of Thai Son Company were blessed with unfortunate injuries and were immediately evacuated to the collective restaurant. In addition, many temporary camps made by workers on the Lai Chau hydropower site were also tattered by this typhoon.

Not far from this area, 7 roofs of people in Nam Hang commune are also completely roofed. Currently functional agencies in Lai Chau province still have no specific damage statistics on the cyclone battle in the evening of 4/5. Because heavy rain occurred in Lai Chau area for the past few days, the National Highway 12, the road from Pa Tan (Lai Chau) to Muong Lay (Dien Bien), has happened for local traffic for many hours, in the section Km 85, near Lai Ha bridge.