The entire 16-strong crew of a sunken fishing boat was rescued byBrunei marines off the Hoang Sa archipelago at 17h on October 19,reported the rescue force.
The Hoa Hai boat, captained by Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, was broken by typhoon Megi and lost contact with land.
The news was confirmed by Ly Son island authorities in the centralprovince of Quang Ngai later in the day, who said Captain Sinh hadtelephoned his family about his and the crew members’ survival.
However, information on the whereabouts of the rescued fishermen has not yet been released.
The Hoa Hai boat was just one of eight fishing boats stranded in dangerous waters.
The provincial border guards command reported that so far about 411fishing boats remained operating offshore, saying they have beenresorting to all means to connect with and locate these fishing boats.
With typhoon Megi sweeping the central region since October 13, death tolls reached 36 on October 19.
Almost 200,000 homes have been inundated, over 8,000 ha of ricefields, 38,000 ha of crops and almost 40,000 tonnes of food in storeshave been either flooded or swept away.
Domestic and international efforts have been increasing to alleviate the plight of typhoon victims.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent (IFRC) hasreleased an urgent call to raise 1,034,754 Swiss Francs (roughly 1.08million USD) as relief aid to flood victims in central Vietnam .
Pascal Bourcher, IFRC Aid Programme Director in Vietnam , hascalled for urgent aid to victims who have become homeless and hungry aswell as lost their means of earnings such as crops and animal stocks.
In response, the Spanish Red Cross Association has joined aninternational independent evaluation mission, including Oxfam, Care andPaccom, to pay a fieldtrip to Ha Tinh, one of the worst-hit provinces.
The Vietnamese Red Cross has also sent a delegationto the devastated province of Quang Binh to survey the urgentneeds of the victims.
The Vietnam Red CrossAssociation President, Tran Ngoc Tang, said the association has sentsupplies to 12,000 victim families, which however fell far behind demandby people in flood areas.
“The Vietnamese people badly need international assistance,” urged the chief humanitarian activist.
The association on October 18 sent the third batch of urgent aidworth over 2.1 billion VND (roughly 107,000 USD) in cash and kind totyphoon Megi victims in the three central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinhand Quang Binh. The aid included 350 million VND in cash, 3,000 barrelsof water-purifying pills, 50 tents and 3,600 barrels of dailynecessities.
The Vietnamese communities in Laos and South Africa have also joined hands in the campaign.
The Vietnamese Laotians in Khammuon province have raised 70 million VND for flood victims in the central region.
The Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Community Federation inLaos have also raised over 170 million VND for their flood-hitpatriots.
The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africahas donated 5,000 Rand (roughly 700 USD) for flood victims in QuangBinh province.
The Prime Minister has signed decisions to aid disaster victims in the central region.
One of the decisions allowed the allocation of 70 billion VND fromthe 2010 Central Hedge Fund and free supply of 3,000 tonnes of rice forflood victims in the three central provinces .
The Ministry of Finance has been assigned to allocate 20 billion VND tobuy seedlings, domestic animals and aquatic breeds to help recoverproduction in flood areas.
In addition, the PrimeMinister has entrusted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentto supply free 2,800 tonnes of rice seedlings, 200 tonnes of maizeseedlings and 110 tonnes of vegetable seedlings for 15 provinces hit bythe recent natural disasters, including the three central provinces hitby typhoon Megi./.
The Hoa Hai boat, captained by Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, was broken by typhoon Megi and lost contact with land.
The news was confirmed by Ly Son island authorities in the centralprovince of Quang Ngai later in the day, who said Captain Sinh hadtelephoned his family about his and the crew members’ survival.
However, information on the whereabouts of the rescued fishermen has not yet been released.
The Hoa Hai boat was just one of eight fishing boats stranded in dangerous waters.
The provincial border guards command reported that so far about 411fishing boats remained operating offshore, saying they have beenresorting to all means to connect with and locate these fishing boats.
With typhoon Megi sweeping the central region since October 13, death tolls reached 36 on October 19.
Almost 200,000 homes have been inundated, over 8,000 ha of ricefields, 38,000 ha of crops and almost 40,000 tonnes of food in storeshave been either flooded or swept away.
Domestic and international efforts have been increasing to alleviate the plight of typhoon victims.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent (IFRC) hasreleased an urgent call to raise 1,034,754 Swiss Francs (roughly 1.08million USD) as relief aid to flood victims in central Vietnam .
Pascal Bourcher, IFRC Aid Programme Director in Vietnam , hascalled for urgent aid to victims who have become homeless and hungry aswell as lost their means of earnings such as crops and animal stocks.
In response, the Spanish Red Cross Association has joined aninternational independent evaluation mission, including Oxfam, Care andPaccom, to pay a fieldtrip to Ha Tinh, one of the worst-hit provinces.
The Vietnamese Red Cross has also sent a delegationto the devastated province of Quang Binh to survey the urgentneeds of the victims.
The Vietnam Red CrossAssociation President, Tran Ngoc Tang, said the association has sentsupplies to 12,000 victim families, which however fell far behind demandby people in flood areas.
“The Vietnamese people badly need international assistance,” urged the chief humanitarian activist.
The association on October 18 sent the third batch of urgent aidworth over 2.1 billion VND (roughly 107,000 USD) in cash and kind totyphoon Megi victims in the three central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinhand Quang Binh. The aid included 350 million VND in cash, 3,000 barrelsof water-purifying pills, 50 tents and 3,600 barrels of dailynecessities.
The Vietnamese communities in Laos and South Africa have also joined hands in the campaign.
The Vietnamese Laotians in Khammuon province have raised 70 million VND for flood victims in the central region.
The Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Community Federation inLaos have also raised over 170 million VND for their flood-hitpatriots.
The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africahas donated 5,000 Rand (roughly 700 USD) for flood victims in QuangBinh province.
The Prime Minister has signed decisions to aid disaster victims in the central region.
One of the decisions allowed the allocation of 70 billion VND fromthe 2010 Central Hedge Fund and free supply of 3,000 tonnes of rice forflood victims in the three central provinces .
The Ministry of Finance has been assigned to allocate 20 billion VND tobuy seedlings, domestic animals and aquatic breeds to help recoverproduction in flood areas.
In addition, the PrimeMinister has entrusted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentto supply free 2,800 tonnes of rice seedlings, 200 tonnes of maizeseedlings and 110 tonnes of vegetable seedlings for 15 provinces hit bythe recent natural disasters, including the three central provinces hitby typhoon Megi./.
