Rescue forces made up of military personnel, medics, and members of the police have urgently joined rescue efforts to look for the missing victims of a landslide which hit Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant in the central province of Thua Thien Hue.
The Mi-171E helicopter by the Vietnamese Air Force takes off from Phu Bai airport to join in ongoing rescue efforts
Rescue forces head towards the landslide site at the Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant.
Military forces gather in front of the Phong Xuan commune People's Committee
Military forces prepare all necessary items to launch a successful rescue operation
Other forces monitor several checkpoints on the route leading towards both Rao Trang 3 and Rao Trang 4 Hydropower Plants.
A transceiver station is set up in order to connect with the rescue team
Rescue forces made up of military personnel, medics, and members of the police urgently prepare equipment and essential supplies for rescue efforts, with specialised vehicles on hand to assist in the process
Local residents in Phong Xuan commune watch the soldiers as they prepare for their rescue attempt
Telecommunications equipment is transferred by soliders to small vehicles in an effort to establish an information network that can boost connectivity among rescue forces
Rescuers are forced to pass three mountain ranges just to reach the site.
Sappers and specialised vehicles are mobilised to deal with the landslides which have hit the roads leading towards the landslide site
An excavator heads towards provincial road No. 71 to aid in rescue efforts.
A military helicopter takes off from Phu Bai airport and heads over to the landslide area at Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant to take part in search and rescue efforts. Pictured is Colonel Vu Hong Son, Head of Air Force Division 372 (first from right), as he checks the flight path and crew members
Military forces load the helicopter with food
Major General Pham Truong Son, Deputy Commander of the Air Defense–Air Force Service, is also participating in the flight
An overview of the landslide site that has hit Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant
Rescuers managed to bring 19 victims, including one fatality, from the Rao Trang 4 hydropower plant in Thua Thien-Hue to hospital on the afternoon of October 14, while rescue efforts continue at the Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant.
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