Residents collect debris after the storm (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Red Cross, on August 4, approved an urgent aidworth over 1 billion VND (43,990 USD) for provinces in the northern mountainousregion, which is bearing the brunt of severe flooding.
Thesum is set to assist families of nine people killed during the storm and 224households, whose houses were collapsed or swept away by flood, with 3 millionVND (132 USD) each.
Itwill also be used to cover the expense of 280 canvas sheets to make temporaryshelters for displaced people, 150 house repair kits and 280 household supplyboxes.
Earlier,on August 3, the Yen Bai red cross officials sent a delegation to Mu Cang Chaidistrict to deliver 27 million VND (1,187 USD) and nine emergency boxes forlocal residents.
Anofficial report showed that flooding in Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Yen Bai, Son Laand Cao Bang from August 1 to 3 had caused damage exceeding 538 billion VND(23.66 million USD).
The natural calamity left nine dead, 12 injured and 24others missing. The flooding swept away 196 houses, destroyed 131 ha of riceand 124 ha of corn, killed more than 900 heads of fowl and cattle, and damagedseveral road and 144 irrigation works.-VNA
VNA
