Friday, November 5, 2010

Relief aids come to central flood victims

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung on Wednesday sent a dispatch ordering central Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue provinces to bring forward the local budgets to buy instant noodles and drinks for flood-hit residents.

He said Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces need 50 tons of instant noodles and 50,000 liters of water each and Thua Thien-Hue province should be supplied with 10 tons of instant noodles.

He also asked the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control to work with the Ministry of Finance and Planning and Investment and the Government Office help the provinces pay back the money and overcome the consequences of the floods.

The same day, President of Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) Tran Ngoc Tang called on organizations and individuals nationwide to help the victims of the floods. The campaign will last until November 15, 2010.

In response to a call of VRC Central Committee, the teachers, staff and students of Hanoi National University ’s Social Science and Humanities school donated VND35 million, the US organization the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) contributed US$15,000 and the Charity Elderly Center, 100 boxes of instant noodles.

The VRCCC also decided to provide the five central flood-hit provinces with more relief aid worth VND2.2 billion.

Quang Binh and Ha Tinh province will be each provided with 1,000 boxes of supplies (including blankets, mosquito nets, cooking utensils and other essential appliances), 50 tents and VND150 million.

Meanwhile, Quang Tri will receive 600 boxes of goods and VND50 million and Nghe An and Thua Thien-Hue, will be handed 400 boxes of goods and VND50 million each.

Torrential rain and flash floods in the central region had killed 48 people and left 10 others missing, reported the Central Committee for Floods Prevention and Control.

Floods also submerged thousands hectares of houses, rice and industrial crops and damaged traffic, power and other infrastructural facilities.

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