Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided toprovide additional 670 billion VND (29 million USD) from the central budgetreserves for nine central and Central Highlands provinces to addressconsequences of recent storms and floods.
Accordingly, Quang Ngai province will receive 150 billionVND, Quang Nam 130 billion VND, Binh Dinh and Quang Tri 70 billion VND each,and Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Thua Thien-Hue and Kon Tum 50 billion VNDeach.
The money will be used to assist search and rescue missions;families which report their members dead or missing or their houses damaged;evacuate locals; support agricultural production; and repair infrastructure.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society Central Committee announced onNovember 25 that it had received 100,000 USD from Lee’s Sandwiches, a US-basedchain of fast-food restaurants selling Vietnamese food, to supportdisaster-affected people in the central region.
On the day, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) – Hanoichapter also received over 13 billion USD from 21 units, offices, businessesand individuals.
Since October 13, it has received a total of 109.3 billionVND in support for localities hit by storms and floods.
Meanwhile, as of November 25, the VFF – Tien Giang raised atotal of 14.3 billion VND./.
