Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong on October 21 visited and presented relief aid to residents affected by torrential rains and floods in Huong So ward, Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong on October 21 visits and presents relief aid to residents affected by torrential rains and floods in Huong So ward, Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Chairwoman of theNational Assembly Tong Thi Phong on October 21 visited and presented relief aidto residents affected by torrential rains and floods in Huong So ward, Huecity, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
She lauded the province’s natural disaster responseefforts, especially rescue operations at the deadly landslide at the Rao Trang3 hydropower plant.
The legislator asked Thua Thien-Hue to continue supportingfamilies of the deceased and missing, and those who have been rendered homelessby the natural disasters.
On this occasion, Phong presented 20 relief packagesvalued at 25 million VND (1,070 USD) to poor households in a local resettlementarea. The NA Office also provided 50 million VND for the affected residents.
Quang Binh province is one of the worst affected localities. (Photo: VNA)
The same day, a delegation of the Vietnam Red CrossSociety (VRCS) Central Committee led by Vice Chairman and General SecretaryNguyen Hai Anh visited flood victims in Le Thuy and Quang Ninh districts thathave been hardest hit by the natural disasters in central Quang Binh province.
The flooding has claimed nine lives and injured 29others, and submerged 109,000 houses in Quang Binh, statistics show.
The relief it handed to the victims includes driedfood and drinking water, and cash worth a total of nearly 1.5 billion VND(nearly 65,000 USD).
Anh said the VRCS has mobilised the support ofdonors, domestic and international organisations, and partners for residents inflood-hit areas, especially Quang Binh province – one of the worst affected localities.
According to a report from theOffice of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention andControl, as of 7am on October 21, flooding that began on October 6 had killed111 people and left 22 missing nationwide. Some 371 ha of rice paddies havebeen submerged, 7,126 ha of crops damaged, and over 700,000 heads of cattle andpoultry killed or swept away./.
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Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong on October 21 visits and presents relief aid to residents affected by torrential rains and floods in Huong So ward, Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. (Photo: VNA) 
Quang Binh province is one of the worst affected localities. (Photo: VNA) 
