Participants in the launching ceremony of the text-message programme donate money to flood victims (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) on August 9 launcheda text-message programme to raise funds for people in flood-hit areas innorthern Vietnam.
By texting “UH” to the number 1409, a donor candonate 20,000 VND to the programme, which lasts from August 9 to October 7.
Other material aid can be delivered to the VRCheadquarters at No 82 Nguyen Du street in Hanoi or its southern representativeoffice at No 201 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Money can also be sent to the bank account“Trung uong Hoi Chu thap do Viet Nam”, number 124 02 02 005 348 (for VND), 12402 02 018198 (for USD), or 124 02 02 006862 (for EUR), at the Hoang Mai branchof the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (No 127 Lo Duc streetin Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi).
All of the collected money and materials will beused to support flood-affected people with fundamental goods, housing and livelihoods.
On August 8, the VRC also called on its chapters,members and people nationwide to provide assistance for flood victims. Thecampaign will last until the end of September.
Heavy rains and subsequent flash floods occurredacross northern mountainous provinces over the last few days, especially in YenBai, Son La and Lai Chau provinces.
According to the Central Steering Committee forNatural Disaster Prevention and Control, by August 7, heavy rains and flashfloods had claimed 26 lives and left 15 others missing and 27 injured.
About 230 houses had been swept away orcollapsed while 245 others had been damaged and 340 hectares of rice had beensubmerged by floodwater. Nearly 400 households had had to leave their homes tosafer places.
The intense floods had also eroded over 25,000cubic metres of national highways, 117,706 cubic metres of provincial anddistrict roads; damaged 145 irrigation works and 2,072 metres of river dike,causing about over 940 billion VND (41.36 million USD) in economic losses inthe region.
On August 4, the VRC delivered initial floodrelief worth 1.05 billion VND (46,200 USD) to the worst-affected families inYen Bai, Son La and Lai Chau.-VNA
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Participants in the launching ceremony of the text-message programme donate money to flood victims (Photo: VNA) 
