Eight people have been killed, fourteen injured, due to the latest storm and the ensuing floods which swept through central region, according to the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The incident occurred around 1.00am when a pickup truck with five people on board overturned into the roadside ditch in Nam Bình Commune, Đắk Song District.
A collapse of a steel support structure at the construction site of an underpass on the Tuyên Quang - Hà Giang Expressway has resulted in the death of a worker.
According to updates from the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), the mountainous province Lào Cai remains the hardest-hit locality, with 151 people dead or missing.
Nearly 2,800 trees were uprooted across Hà Nội. Heavy rain and strong winds damaged six motorbikes and 13 cars, knocked down hundreds of metres of walls and fences, and caused several homes to collapse or lose their roofs.
A brain-dead patient, killed in a traffic accident, donated his organs, including two kidneys, a heart, a lung, a liver and two corneas, to six patients.
Tragically, H.A.T and T.M.D were killed in the accident. V.D.H. and N.V.N. sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Quảng Ninh's Provincial General Hospital for treatment.
The case is among the rare trachea transplants combined with oesophageal reconstruction surgeries globally and represents the first successful implementation of such a procedure in Việt Nam.
The diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP) vaccine, part of the “5 and 6 in one” vaccine should be given at two, four and six months and one year as well as booster after four years and adolescence.
Initial investigations suggest the tragedy occurred at 11:30am when a cable hoist carrying the six workers suddenly snapped, sending the container they were in plummeting to the ground
The two workers who lost their lives have been identified as L.V.C., age unknown, and P.V.N, 34. The former died at the scene while the latter sucummed to injuries while being rushed to the hospital
