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Among the many victims who died in the recent heavy floods in Đắk Lắk, the story of two young children being carried by their uncle on a boat to escape the flood, only for all three to perish in the accident, has caused an immeasurable sorrow.

Nguyen Duy Thanh was dazed by overwhelming grief - Photo: B.D.

At noon on November 23, the house of Mr. and Mrs. Le Van Thuong and Nguyen Thi Kim Quang in Phu Thinh Hamlet, Tuy An Dong Commune (formerly Phu Yen, now Dak Lak) was filled with sorrow.

The altar had been set up to pay respects to the two sisters (the elder in 7th grade, the younger in 1st grade) - the grandchildren of the couple - who tragically died in the flood on November 20.

Working far away, and by the time he returned, his children were gone
Sitting in front of his in-laws' single-story house, Nguyen Duy Thanh, father of the two children N.L.A.T. (7th grade) and N.D.T. (1st grade), had red, teary eyes, showing signs of exhaustion and despair.

Mr. Thanh said that five years ago, he and his wife sent their two children to be raised by their maternal grandparents so that they could go to the South to make a living.

In Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Thanh works as a Grab driver, while his wife sells small goods, renting a room to live in.

Although they miss their children dearly, they could only manage to visit them once a year before hastily returning to the South.

On November 20th, while Mr. Thanh was driving, he received a phone call with the tragic news that both of his children and their stepfather had died. While trying to navigate a boat to safety during a flood, the boat capsized, resulting in the deaths of all three.

Shocked, the couple rushed out and tried every way to catch a ride, but when they reached the old Đồng Nai, they were stuck.

The house of Mr. Thanh's parents-in-law was heavy with sadness on the morning of November 23 - Photo: B.D.

Mr. Thanh and his wife came back to ask a friend to buy a plane ticket, but after many delays, they did not arrive home until noon the next day.

At this time, both of his flesh and blood and his wife were lying in two cold coffins. Mr. Thanh's wife could not hold back her grief and collapsed, lying in a coma since then.

Helpless and swept away in the rushing water
Narrating the story of two children who died tragically in the flood on November 20, Mr. Thanh's relatives said that since that morning, water flowed from the river into the village.

The parents' house of Thanh's wife was flooded up to head level. The elderly couple took their two grandchildren up to the attic to take shelter, but the water continued to rise close to the roof.

With no other options, the couple had to ask the children's uncle, N.X.K., who lived nearby, to bring a boat to rescue them.

The two children were allowed to board first, with the uncle rowing, but when they reached the strong current, the boat capsized. It was only the next day, after the water receded, that the villagers found the bodies of all three trapped in a cluster of bamboo in the village.

Mr. Thanh's wife was sometimes conscious, sometimes delirious after losing their two children in the raging flood - Photo: B.D.

In recent days, villagers in Phu Thinh hamlet, despite the chaos and mud-covered ruins, have still found ways to come and offer encouragement and share the grief with Mr. Thanh and his wife.

Many organizations and charity groups have also come to light incense and support the family to get through this harsh period.