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Legislative leader pays fact-finding trip to flood-hit Hoa Binh

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong on October 18 paid a fact-finding trip to Da Bac district in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh where she inspected the settlement of consequences caused by recent downpours and floods.
Legislative leader pays fact-finding trip to flood-hit Hoa Binh ảnh 1Soldiers set up shelters for people who had to leave their home due to flood in Hoa Binh province (Photo: VNA)

HoaBinh (VNA) – National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong onOctober 18 paid a fact-finding trip to Da Bac district in the northernmountainous province of Hoa Binh where she inspected the settlement ofconsequences caused by recent downpours and floods.

InDong Nghe and Dong Ruong communes, Phong conveyed the regards and sympathy fromParty and State leaders to local officials and residents over great loses inhumans and property.

Havingspoke highly of the support and assistance provided by administrations at alllevels, sectors and people for affected residents, she asked the provincialauthorities to continue supplying food, water and clothes to flood victims inDa Bac district.

Phonghanded over 5 million VND to each of three bereaved families and 2 million VNDto each of 18 households whose homes were swept away during the floods. Themoney was contributed by the NA Office.

Inaddition, NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong, Head of the Party CentralCommittee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh and Minister of PublicSecurity To Lam also donated 150 million VND in total to Da Bac district.

According to the province’s steering board for disaster prevention,search and rescue, total damage caused by prolong downpours and floods in HoaBinh has exceeded 800 billion VND (35.2 million USD).

By 4pm on October 16, floods had killed 24 people, injured 12 others andleft 10 missing in Hoa Binh. Up to 19 dead and missing people were in Tan Lacdistrict while 11 others were reported in Da Bac district. Mai Chau and Kim Boidistricts recorded two deaths each.

While more than 1,000 houses were inundated and damaged, all rice andother crop areas in the province were affected by heavy rains and floods withover 10,000ha completely inundated.-VNA

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