VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of people are looking for coal that
has washed down the river Mong Duong from coal mines in Cam Pha City,
Quang Ninh Province.
VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of people are looking for coal that has washed down the river Mong Duong from coal mines in Cam Pha City, Quang Ninh Province.
On August 1, hundreds of people gathered coal to sell at VND2.3 million/ton ($100).
The coal drifting down to the river comes from Coc 6 Coal Factory, located in Mong Duong ward.
The flow is rather swift, and nearly 2 m deep.
Some men dive with sacks in their hands.
On August 1 morning, Mr. Thanh and his family found 300kg of pit-coal, earning VND600,000 ($28).
Many families in Mong Duong ward are homeless after the disaster. They said they must rely on money earned from gleaning coal. They called the coal a “godsend”.
A man is happy to find a big piece of coal.
After just 30 minutes this man had a sack full of coal.
Many women also participate in this hard work.
Loan and her son collected 400kg of coal on August 1 nearly VND1 million.
Many people collected dozens of sacks of coal on August 1.
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