On October 6 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung sent a dispatch ordering central Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue provinces to bring forward the local budgets to buy instant noodles and drinks for flood-hit residents.
He said Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces need 50 tonnes of instant noodles and 50,000 litres of water each and Thua Thien-Hue province should be supplied with 10 tonnes of instant noodles.
He also asked the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control to work with the Ministry of Finance and Planning and Investment and the Government Office help the provinces pay back the money and overcome the consequences of the floods.
Also on October 6, President of Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) Tran Ngoc Tang called on organisations and individuals nationwide to help the victims of the floods. The campaign will last until November 15, 2010.
In response to a call of VRC Central Committee, the teachers, staff and students of Hanoi National University ’s Social Science and Humanities school donated 35 million VND, the US organisation the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) contributed 15,000 USD and the Charity Elderly Centre, 100 boxes of instant noodles.
The VRCCC also decided to provide the five central flood-hit provinces with more relief aid worth 2.2 billion VND.
Quang Binh and Ha Tinh province will be each provided with 1,000 boxes of supplies (including blankets, mosquito nets, cooking utensils and other essential appliances), 50 tents and 150 million VND.
Meanwhile, Quang Tri will receive 600 boxes of goods and 50 million VND and Nghe An and Thua Thien-Hue, will be handed 400 boxes of goods and 50 million VND each.
By 15h of Oct. 6, torrential rain and flash floods in the central region had killed 29 people and left six missing and nine injured, reported the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control.
Floods also submerged thousands hectares of houses, rice and industrial crops and damaged traffic, power and other infrastructural facilities./.
He said Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces need 50 tonnes of instant noodles and 50,000 litres of water each and Thua Thien-Hue province should be supplied with 10 tonnes of instant noodles.
He also asked the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control to work with the Ministry of Finance and Planning and Investment and the Government Office help the provinces pay back the money and overcome the consequences of the floods.
Also on October 6, President of Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) Tran Ngoc Tang called on organisations and individuals nationwide to help the victims of the floods. The campaign will last until November 15, 2010.
In response to a call of VRC Central Committee, the teachers, staff and students of Hanoi National University ’s Social Science and Humanities school donated 35 million VND, the US organisation the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) contributed 15,000 USD and the Charity Elderly Centre, 100 boxes of instant noodles.
The VRCCC also decided to provide the five central flood-hit provinces with more relief aid worth 2.2 billion VND.
Quang Binh and Ha Tinh province will be each provided with 1,000 boxes of supplies (including blankets, mosquito nets, cooking utensils and other essential appliances), 50 tents and 150 million VND.
Meanwhile, Quang Tri will receive 600 boxes of goods and 50 million VND and Nghe An and Thua Thien-Hue, will be handed 400 boxes of goods and 50 million VND each.
By 15h of Oct. 6, torrential rain and flash floods in the central region had killed 29 people and left six missing and nine injured, reported the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control.
Floods also submerged thousands hectares of houses, rice and industrial crops and damaged traffic, power and other infrastructural facilities./.
