Heartfelt farewells as soldiers leave Làng Nủ

LÀO CAI — Following a 14-day deployment to assist in the search for victims in the landslide-hit Làng Nủ Village, Phúc Khánh Commune, Bảo Yên District, in the mountainous province of Lào Cai, the military units from the 98th Regiment of the 316th Division under the Military Region 2 concluded their mission on Tuesday and returned to base.

Local rescue teams will now continue the search and rescue efforts.

Here are some photos capturing the moment the soldiers bid farewell to grateful locals before returning to base. — VNS

Làng Nủ's villagers share their homemade chưng cakes with the soldiers as a farewell gesture. — VNA/VNS Photos

An elderly woman offers a chưng cake to a soldier.

Two soldiers huge a child before they depart.

Bảo Yên District's Party Secretary Hoàng Quốc Bảo expresses his gratitude to the soldiers for their dedicated efforts in the search and rescue operations.

The soldiers gather at Làng Nủ's cultural house before departing.

The soliders greet Làng Nủ's villagers prior to their departure.

Many villagers follow to see off the soldiers as they withdraw from Làng Nủ.