On behalf of the Thai government, thedelegation presented 20,000 USD in cash along with food and medicine to aidlocal people, especially poor households with disabled people, in Minh Lapcommune of the province’s Dong Hy district.
Hosting the delegation, member of the PartyCentral Committee and Secretary of the Thai Nguyen Party Committee Tran Quoc Toexpressed his gratitude to the Thai guests for their support to localsvictimised by the recent rains and flooding which, he said, helps them overcomedifficulties and stabilise their lives.
Earlier, heavy downpours on September 9-10 inThai Nguyen claimed four lives, injured one, and submerged nearly 1,100 houses.
Floods triggered by the rains alsosubmerged 670 ha of crops and many roads, causing losses estimated at over 20billion VND (857,800 USD)./.
