Binh Duong sends relief to disaster-hit victims in central region
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Binh Duong province on November 2 sent relief worth 2.6 billion VND (113,000 USD) to 4,300 residents hit by flooding in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Binh Duong (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front
Committee of Binh Duong province on November 2 sent relief worth 2.6 billion
VND (113,000 USD) to 4,300 residents hit by flooding in the central provinces
of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.
Batches of relief will be distributed to affected families till November 5.
The committee has so far received donations worth over 16 billion VND in support of disaster-hit victims.
Apart from necessities, the southern province of Binh Duong sent 1 billion VND from its fund to Thua Thien-Hue province, and 500 million VND to each of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Nam and Ha Tinh provinces.
A number of foreign-invested companies in the locality also joined the charity effort./.
Batches of relief will be distributed to affected families till November 5.
The committee has so far received donations worth over 16 billion VND in support of disaster-hit victims.
Apart from necessities, the southern province of Binh Duong sent 1 billion VND from its fund to Thua Thien-Hue province, and 500 million VND to each of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Nam and Ha Tinh provinces.
A number of foreign-invested companies in the locality also joined the charity effort./.
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