Agencies and organisations at home and abroad on October 4 launched fundraising campaigns for the victims of typhoon Wutip in the centralregion in response to an appeal made by the Vietnam Fatherland Front(VFF).
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) called on itsstaff to donate at least one day’s pay each, raising over 200 millionVND (9,500 USD) during the first day.
VNA GeneralDirector Nguyen Duc Loi handed over the money to VFF President NguyenThien Nhan the same day to deliver to those in need as soon as possible.
Leaders and staff of the Party Central Committee’sCommissions for Organisation, Popularisation and Education, and MassMobilisation also donated at least one day’s salary each to helpstorm-hit people normalise their lives.
The PartyCommittee of the Central Business Sector collected nearly 23 billion VNDfrom its member units and staff, while the Bao Viet Insurance Groupmobilised over 500 million VND.
The Vietnamese Embassy in China also raised more than 80 million VND in aid for the typhoon victims.
Meanwhile, the People’s Committee of Quang Binh province has decidedto provide 19 billion VND in emergency aid to seven districts to helpthem overcome the storm consequences.
Quang Binh isthe hardest-hit locality with five deaths and total property losses ofover 8 trillion VND (381 million USD).
According tothe local VFF committee, the province has to date received 2.53 billionVND in cash and goods worth 40 million VND from organisations andindividuals nationwide.
At the same time, thePeople’s Committee of neighbouring Ha Tinh province has asked for 200billion VND in aid from the Government to help local people surmountstorm aftermaths.
According to the National SteeringCommittee for Flood and Storm Prevention, tropical storm Wutip, thetenth to hit Vietnam this year, claimed 9 lives, and injured 199 insix central provinces by October 2.
The typhoon, the strongest since 2006, destroyed 372 houses, unroofedover 194,000, and flooded over 25,700 houses, hospitals and publicfacilities.
Nearly 17,000 ha ofrice and other crops were submerged. Many sections of hydraulic systems,dykes, and water reservoirs in the region were seriously damaged.-VNA