Joint efforts made to support flood victims

Trade unions of the Presidential Office and the Government’s Office have raised funds in support of north-western provinces hit by the recent floods and landslides.
Joint efforts made to support flood victims ảnh 1Recent heavy rains and flash floods have taken the lives of 26 people and left 15 others missing and 27 injured in northern mountainous provinces (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Trade unions of thePresidential Office and the Government’s Office have raised funds in support ofnorth-western provinces hit by the recent floods and landslides.

The donation has been channelled through the Vietnam Fatherland Front CentralCommittee.

Vice Chairman of the Presidential Office Bui Truong Giang said the fund aims tohelp victims of the natural disasters restore production and soon stabilisetheir lives.

On August 7, a delegation of the National Assembly led by Vice Chairman Do BaTy, along with Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dungand Son La province leaders, visited flood victims in Nam Pam commune, Muong Ladistrict, and those who are under treatment at Muong La general hospital.

Ty asked local authorities and competent forces of Muong La to promptly searchmissing people and help locals stabilise their lives.

On the same day, the Ministry of Information and Communications sent twodelegations to Yen Bai and Son La provinces to visit local flood victims.

Recent heavy rains and flash floodshave taken the lives of 26 people and left 15 others missing and 27 injured innorthern mountainous provinces.

The victims are from Yen Bai, Son La, Lai Chau,Dien Bien and Cao Bang, according to the Central Steering Committee for NaturalDisaster Prevention and Control.

Son La province had the highest number offatalities with 12 while Yen Bai had the highest number of missing persons with13. 

Torrential rains and floods also swept away andcollapsed 231 houses, damaged 245 houses, submerged 338.5 hectares of rice, andmade 398 households leave their homes to safer places.

The intense floods also blew away over 25,000cubic metres of national roads, 117,706 cubic metres of provincial and districtroads; damaged 145 irrigation works and 2,072 metres of river dike, causingabout over 940 billion VND (41.36 million USD) in economic losses in theprovinces.-VNA
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