Organisations offer urgent support for storm-hit residents

A working delegation of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee led by Secretary Nguyen Anh Tuan presents gift sets to people in Ha Tinh province (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) on September 17 offered aid worth more than 1.5 billion VND (66,000 USD) to provinces affected by storm Doksuri.

The provinces are Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.

The funding is set to assist families of people killed during the storm and 240 households, whose houses collapsed, with three million VND (132 USD) each. 

Also, 650 families whose houses were severely damaged will receive one million (44 USD) each. The aid will also be used to cover the expense of 150 house repair kits.

The VRC called on its chapters, members and people nationwide to provide assistance for those in need. The campaign will last until the end of October.

In addition, people in isolated areas in Ky Anh district of Ha Tinh province and areas hit hardest by storm Doksuri in Quang Binh province will receive 24,000 bottles of drinking water from Coca-Cola Vietnam, said the VRC on September 18.

[Nearly 5,000 youths aid storm-hit residents in Ha Tinh]

Meanwhile, a working delegation of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee led by Secretary Nguyen Anh Tuan on September 17 presented 25 gift sets worth 50 million (2,200 USD) each to storm-hit families in Ky Anh town and Ky Anh district of Ha Tinh province.

The same day, the working group and the Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper handed over 100 gift sets worth 500,000 VND (22 USD) each to families in Bo Trach district and Ba Don town of Quang Binh province.

The delegation also handed over supplies such as life jackets, floats and raincoats to volunteer youngsters in the localities.

Doksuri, the 10th storm in the East Sea so far this year, swept through central Vietnam on September 15, killing nine people and causing hundreds of injuries.

Since September 15, the Red Cross Society has sent missions to Ha Tinh and Quang Binh and mobilised forces to support people in storm-hit areas. -VNA