The Health Ministry on the day quickly sent a working team led by Deputy Minister Tran Chi Liem, who is Head of the Department for Countering Disasters and Search and Rescue, to the scene to lead the rescue and post-accident response teams.A team from the mobile police regimen of the southwestern region, known as E 21, came to the construction site to join the rescue operation and begin preliminary investigations into the cause of the collapse. By 2 p.m., the number of fatalities as a result of the collapse reached 34 with an additional 174 people currently receiving treatment at hospitals in the locality and Ho Chi Minh City . It was reported that about 250 workers and engineers were working on the bridge when the accident occurred at 8 a.m. The span that collapsed was 90 metres long and was part of the bridge’s approaching road. Initial reports said the cause of the accident might be traced back to the weak support frame system. Workers had been pouring concrete over that section for last several days. The Can Tho bridge is being built across the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong River , in Can Tho City, a heavily travelled route that links the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City. It is the longest bridge in the Mekong delta so far. Construction of the Can Tho bridge began in 2004 and is slated for completion next year.
Party and Government leaders on September 26 sent condolences to the families of victims following the collapse of the Can Tho bridge in the Mekong delta province of Can Tho earlier the same day.
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered relevant agencies to prioritise the search for the missing and give prompt treatment to the 174 people injured by the collapse.They also ordered government ministries and authorities from Vinh Long province and Can Tho City to provide financial assistance to the families of the victims and the injured.
(Source: VNA)
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