Vietnam: Three drunken men opened the water exhaust valve at the Suoi Vuc reservoir on March 15 which led to the two rural communes flooded.
According to Indian Express, the Central Vietnam police said that these men opened the exhaust valve of water which overwhelms the two places, Son Nguyen and Suoi Bac by around two million cubic metres of water.
Vo Duc Tho, the chairman of Hoa District of Phu Yen told to DPA that the three identified and investigation is carried out. The chairman also reportedly said, “Police will decide whether to take criminal charges or administrative punishment on them after thoroughly calculating loss”.
18 water pumps, 20 hectares of crop fields and almost 15 tonnes of harvested sugarcanes have been damaged and destroyed by the flood. The estimated amount will be around $US 13,300 that is more than 8,50,000.
During the water spurt from the reservoir the farmers were doing there sugarcanes packing work and when the water rushed into the field they ran to save themselves.