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Guerre du Vietnam : quand les familles et les enfants vivaient dans les tunnels

The 114 tunnels in Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri province, in the center of the country, on the coast, are symbols of the resistance of the North Vietnamese people during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). They were built by the population between 1965 and 1967. This network of tunnels totals 42km in length. Only Vinh Moc tunnels are accessible to the public today. The village was almost completely destroyed in June 1965, when the Americans dropped the equivalent of 7 tons of bombs per inhabitant. This region was the most heavily bombed during the war. The villagers decided to dig the tunnels to take refuge there. It took the population a year and a half to build them. On a hill overlooking the sea, it has three levels and 13 entrances, seven of which overlook the sea. Mrs. Ho Thi Giu, explaining her birth in the tunnel and the life with her family during the war. Photographs by Virginie Seiller

Le Vietnam, réunifié le 2 juillet 1976, a célébré le 30 avril 2025 les 50 ans de la fin de la guerre, à l’occasion de l’anniversaire de la chute de Saïgon intervenue le 30 avril 1975. Massivement bombardés pendant ce conflit, les villageois de Vinh Moc (province de Quang Tri, au centre du Vietnam, surnommée la « Zone de feu ») ont participé entre 1965 et 1967 à la construction d’un réseau de tunnels pour s’y abriter. Dix-sept bébés sont nés dans les galeries sombres, humides et froides de Vinh Moc, dont Ho Thi Giu que nous avons retrouvée en mars dernier dans le village de Vinh Moc, non loin de ces galeries devenues un lieu de mémoire accessible au public. Elle raconte aujourd’hui son histoire.

Guerre du Vietnam : les tunnels de l’espoir

The 114 tunnels in Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri province, in the center of the country, on the coast, are symbols of the resistance of the North Vietnamese people during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). They were built by the population between 1965 and 1967. This network of tunnels totals 42km in length. Only Vinh Moc tunnels are accessible to the public today. The village was almost completely destroyed in June 1965, when the Americans dropped the equivalent of 7 tons of bombs per inhabitant. This region was the most heavily bombed during the war. The villagers decided to dig the tunnels to take refuge there. It took the population a year and a half to build them. On a hill overlooking the sea, it has three levels and 13 entrances, seven of which overlook the sea. The Vietnamese were able to document life in the tunnels, here is a photo taken during a singing performance. Photographs by Virginie Seiller

En pleine guerre du Vietnam, les habitants de Vinh Moc construisent un réseau de tunnels pour échapper aux raids de l’armée américaine qui ont détruit leur village et leurs abris. Protégés des bombes, 17 bébés sont nés dans les tunnels de Vinh Moc devenus un lieu de mémoire ouvert au public. Des classes d’alphabétisation, des concours de chant, des représentations théâtrales y sont organisés recréant sous terre une vie collective et familiale, un village sous-terrain.