Tourist missing in Lam Dong Local authorities are searching for a Vietnamese tourist who fell into Dam B’ri Waterfall in Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province on August 26. At 11am, Thao, 16 years old, visited Dam B’ri Waterfall in group with 60 tourists. Thao and six of her friends were crossing Y Bridge when she slipped and fell. The police, firefighters and search and rescue force were sent to search for the missing tourist. It is suspected that she couldn’t survive the fall. The search and rescue mission is facing some difficulties due to flooding season. In March, Lam Dong People’s Committee asked for a review of tourist safety after three British tourists died after climbing waterfalls and discovery of the body of a Belarusian tourist on the downstream of Pongour Waterfall in February. Central provinces urged to take measures against diseases At a conference held in Binh Thuan province on August 26 on disease prevention and immunization work, Dr. Vien Quang Mai, Head of the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute, recommended 11 provinces and cities in the central region to enhance the monitoring of diseases for prompt response, step up measures on sanitation and environment, and boost communications campaigns to raise people’s awareness on disease prevention. Mai said the Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been reported in Danang City and Quang Ngai and Khanh Hoa Provinces, thus localities in the region should continue vaccination against the disease. According to the institute, the hand-foot-mouth disease is expected to increase towards the…
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