MIL-OSI Russia: Five killed in landslide at hydroelectric power plant construction site in northern Vietnam

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Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

HANOI, May 17 (Xinhua) — At least five workers were killed and three others injured on Friday when a landslide occurred at a hydroelectric power station construction site in northern Vietnam’s mountainous Lai Chau province, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

The incident occurred at around 10:30 /03:30 GMT/ at the Ta Pao Ho 1A hydroelectric power station in Phong To district during excavation work on the foundation of the dam, which caused a section of the road embankment to collapse. Soil and rocks slid down, burying several workers.

Local authorities have launched an investigation into the causes of the incident. –0–

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