Funds raised by PetroVietnam to support flood victims, poor people

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and its subordinate companies have raised 328 billion VND (14.16 million USD) to support flood victims in the central region and poor people across the country.
Funds raised by PetroVietnam to support flood victims, poor people ảnh 1The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and its subordinate companies have raised 328 billion VND (14.16 million USD) to support flood victims in the central region and poor people (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Oiland Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and its subordinate companies have raised 328billion VND (14.16 million USD) to support flood victims in the central regionand poor people across the country.

Staff members of the group donated at leastone-day salary while it sent delegations to some localities in the centralregion to hand over cash and necessities to affected residents.

The group’s subordinate companies alsoprovide support for vehicles transporting aid to the central region, arrangeshelters for more than 400 displaced people of Quang Ngai province, and help localsgradually resume production.

After half a month, 28 billion VND wasdistributed to affected people in the central localities.

PetroVietnam also pledged to offer additional300 billion VND for the Fund for the Poor this year.

Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on October30 organised an art programme and auctions which mobilised close to 13 billionVND in cash and kind for flood victims.

Some 6,650 CHF (7,240 USD) was raised by theEmbassy of Vietnam in Switzerland while the Switzerland-Vietnam FriendshipAssociation offered 6,000 CHF to help people overcome consequences of recentfloods and landslides.

Meanwhile, more than 5.5 billion VND waspresented to flood-hit people in Quang Ngai province on October 30. Thedonations were granted in response to the call of the provincial authorities.

Quang Ngai is among hardest-hit localitiesby storm Molave and subsequent floods as 13 people were wounded, 169 housescollapsed and hundreds of others remained inundated./.

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