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HCM City mobilises nearly 9.3 million USD for disaster relief

To date, the city has allocated 190.6 billion VND and over 136.2 billion VND in goods for relief efforts. This includes 430 million VND for disaster-hit households within the city; 3.17 billion VND transferred to provinces as requested by donors; and 187 billion VND together with more than 136.2 billion VND in goods for localities suffering severe losses.

A relief collection point for goods and essential supplies at the Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Cultural House. (Photo: VNA)
A relief collection point for goods and essential supplies at the Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Cultural House. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Relief Mobilisation Board has received close to 245 billion VND (9.3 million USD) in cash donations and more than 136 billion VND worth of goods from agencies, organisations, enterprises and local residents to aid those affected by natural disasters, the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee said on November 24.

To date, the city has allocated 190.6 billion VND and over 136.2 billion VND in goods for relief efforts. This includes 430 million VND for disaster-hit households within the city; 3.17 billion VND transferred to provinces as requested by donors; and 187 billion VND together with more than 136.2 billion VND in goods for localities suffering severe losses.

Since November 21, 18 collection points and additional reception sites at 14 metro stations along Line No.1 have been opened to gather emergency supplies for flood-affected areas in the central region.

By 8 a.m. on November 24, organisations and individuals had contributed 1,276 tonnes of essential goods. Deliveries have been promptly dispatched, with 691 tonnes sent to Khanh Hoa, 220 tonnes to Dak Lak, 265 tonnes to Lam Dong and 100 tonnes to Gia Lai.

HCM City has also joined on-the-ground relief operations in Khanh Hoa, operating four field kitchens serving 24,000 meals per day for residents and response forces, providing essential items and social welfare support, and supplying 10,000 household medical kits.

The city has maintained a daily team of 30–50 doctors to support medical care and disease prevention after the floods; deployed 11 waste-collection trucks, six compactor trucks and 300 sanitation workers to clear debris; mobilised 200 mobile police officers to assist residents with post-flood clean-up; and sent 650 volunteers to support high-priority areas./.

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