HANOI, May 17 (NNN-VNA) – At least five workers were killed and three others injured yesterday, following a landslide at a hydropower plant construction site, in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
The incident occurred at around 10:30 a.m. (0330 GMT), at the Ta Pao Ho 1A hydropower plant, in Phong Tho district.
The landslide happened during excavation work at the dam’s foundation, when a section of the road embankment collapsed.
Soil and rocks slid down, burying several workers at the site.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the incident.– NNN-VNA
