Search and rescue forces are making all efforts to address the impacts of floods in the hardest-hit district of Van Chan, Yen Bai province. (Photo: VNA)Yen Bai (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front(VFF) has provided 1 billion VND (44,000 USD) in financial relief for thenorthern mountainous province of Yen Bai, which was severely hit by floods overthe past few days.
Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the VFF CentralCommittee Hau A Lenh visited the province on July 22 to hand the donation tothe local administration.
Lenh extended his sympathies over the losses of theprovince and praised local authorities’ efforts to cope with the heavy rainsand floods. He asked the provincial administration to promptly repair damagedroads in isolated communes, intensify searches for missing people and evacuatehouseholds living in areas prone to landslides to safety.
Firstly, the province needs to ensure social security foraffected people, the official said.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Do Duc Duyexpressed his thanks for the support from the VFF Central Committee, affirmingthat the province will allocate the donation to people in need without delay.
Duy also updated Lenh on the flood situation in Yen Bai,particularly the hardest-hit district of Van Chan, the local operation tosearch for and rescue missing people and reconstruction efforts.
On the same day, the VFF Central Committee leader visitedLuong Son commune in Van Chan district to inspect the situation there. Hecalled at three severely-affected families in Tu, Muoi and Tanh Hanh villagesin the commune and presented them with aid.
As of July 22, Van Chan district had three out of fivecommunes isolated due to road damage and interruptions in electricity supplyand communication access.
All efforts are being made to access these communes toprovide support for people there.
Typhoon Son Tinh, the third in the East Sea this year,brought downpours and floods that ravaged the northern and north-central partsof the country last week. The floods wreaked havoc in Yen Bai, resulting inheavy casualties and property damage.
As of 16:00 of July 22, the floods have claimed 11 lives,injured 11 and left six others missing in the province.
About 4,170 houses have been damaged, including 119 pulleddown or washed away and more than 3,350 others submerged in floodwater. Morethan 690 local households have been moved to safer places.
In addition, more than 2,100 hectares of crops have beendestroyed and nearly 1,260 head of livestock and poultry and some 198 hectaresof aquatic farming lost. A total of 422 road sections and bridges have beencrumbled or been swept away.
Total economic losses were estimated at 200 billion VND(8.7 million USD).
One July 21, the VFFCC Standing Board announced adecision to send 5 million VND (220 USD) in aid to each family of the bereavedand missing, 3 million VND (30 USD) to each seriously injured person and 40million VND (1,760 USD) to each family made homeless by the floods.
According to Director of the National Centre forHydro-meteorological Forecasting Hoang Duc Cuong, from July 23, extremely heavyrains are forecast in the northeastern region, mostly in Quang Ninh and LangSon provinces, which will then spread to the whole northern region from July24-27. –VNA
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