Casualties of War (5 photos)

On August 7, the Vietnamese authorities brought from the jungle in the central province of Quang Ngai 81-year-old man named Ho Wan Tan and his 41-year-old son Ho Van Lang, who lived in the house on a tree 40 years, hiding from the war.



Savages first saw the inhabitants of the local village a few days ago, when they wandered up to 40 kilometers into the thickets of the forest and saw a simple enough shelter resembling a bird's nest.



Relatives Ho Wan Tan identified him and was told that the last time you saw him in 1971 during the bombing of the village during the Vietnam War.

That night, died of a broken shell wife Tana and his two eldest sons. Father caught year-old toddler who survived and fled with him into the woods.



Vietnamese survived together, growing vegetables and hunting animals. For 40 years, none of them have never had any contact with the outside world.

After the relatives examined dwelling elderly man and his son, they understood how these two people survived all these years. In the cold season hermits dressed in clothes, made of leather killed their animals. All basic household items Tang Lang made of bamboo.



According to rescuers if the old Ho Wan Tan can still communicate in the local language, his son knows only a few words.

By the time as they were found, an elderly man was no longer able to move independently. From the jungle he was carried away on a stretcher. Father and son to the hospital for examination. Their fate will decide the local administration.



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