Rescue
Immediately following the accident, many workers at the site joined the rescue forces to take the injured out of the debris. Local people, students, and cadres also joined the rescue teams. Thirty Japanese and Filipino volunteers joined in the rescue efforts. In addition, Chợ Rẫy Hospital in Hồ Chí Minh City sent two professional rescue teams to the site. All the combined rescue efforts were put under the leadership of Hoàng Trung Hải, Vice Premier of the Government and forces from Ministries of National Defence, Public Health, Public Security, volunteer young persons, and students.
Rescue efforts have received international support. The American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam also sent its resources located in Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore and Bangkok to Cần Thơ. The International SOS alarm centre and clinic in Ho Chi Minh City sent a first response team of three doctors, a nurse, an interpreter, and an operations manager. Rescue efforts have been carried out with cranes, not by direct entry of rescue personnel because the remaining part of the ramp is likely to collapse. 30 professional rescuers from Japan and the Philippines were dispatched to the accident site to participate rescue team. According to the BBC Vietnamese, Lưu Thành Đồng, vice director of Can Tho Public Transportation Service (Sở Giao thông Công chánh) in Cần Thơ, rescue efforts are expected to be completed Saturday, September 29. Lưu said "as long there are hope of survivors, the rescue efforts will continue." However, as it's been four days since the accident, the hope of finding more survivors is low.
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