After the Phong Chau bridge collapsed, at around 2 p.m. the same day, Facebook account Nguyen Thi Thuy Tien posted a video recording people rescuing a white four-seater car on a river or stream with an unknown address. Many account holders confirmed the content: "The car drifted off Phong Chau bridge and was swept away by floodwaters for 10 kilometers. We have rescued the four people in the car who survived and reached the shore safely. We hope the next people will have a miracle." However, after verification, the video above is untrue.

Incorrect information posted on Facebook page

This video has received over 1,000 shares. Accordingly, the above video is actually a scene of rescuing vehicles and people swept away by floodwaters while passing through the spillway in Xuan Dai commune, Tan Son district. Comrade Ha Ngoc Tin - Chairman of Xuan Dai Commune People's Committee said: "Around dawn on September 8, a young man driving a white 4-seater car passed through the spillway area and was swept away into the stream. Although the locality had stretched ropes and posted warning signs, because it was dark and the road was not clear, people and vehicles were swept away by floodwaters. Fortunately, people nearby discovered and rescued them, so there were no human casualties."

Currently, according to officially announced information, 3 victims of the Phong Chau bridge collapse are being treated at Tam Nong District Medical Center. The authorities are mobilizing all forces and means to search and rescue the missing people.

In order not to cause difficulties for search and rescue activities, social network users need to be alert in receiving and selecting information, should follow information from press agencies or from official sources, and should not spread unverified, inaccurate information and spread it to cause public confusion.

Thuy Trang