Landslide in Nghe An kills 16 quarry workers

A serious mountain slide occurred next to a quarry in Nghe An province’s Yen Thanh district 8 a.m. this morning, killing at least 16 workers and injuring 5 others, local authorities reported.

The landslide broke out at the quarry’s rock mining site next to Len Co Mount in the district’s Nam Thanh commune. 

There were 40 workers at that scene when the slide broke out. Of these, 35 were buried by about 1,000 cubic meters of rocks, said Colonel Nguyen Huu Cau, deputy director of the Nghe An province Police Department. 

Of the buried workers, 16 have been found dead, including 7 women, he said.

Those who died at the scene include Truong Ngoc Manh, Nguyen Thi Quyen, Phan Cong Mai, Ngo Tri An, Nguyen Dinh Phu, Phan Thi That, Nguyen Thi Thuc, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Nguyen Thi Loc, Nguyen Thi Mui, Nguyen Thi The, Nguyen Thi Ngan, Nguyen Thi Quy, Phan Thi Tam and an unidentified person.

The other man, Dinh Trong Luc, one of the injured victims, died at hospital at 4:20 p.m., taking the death toll to a total of 16.

All of them were local residents. 

The province has mobilized 300 policemen, soldiers, health workers and specialized vehicles to take part in the rescue. 

The provincial authorities have offered support in cash to families of the victims.

Chin Men Quarry Exploitation Co. and some other companies are the exploiters of the quarry, with five rock exploiting areas set up there.

The search for victims in the ruins is continuing but faces difficulties due to complex terrain.

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