More relief aid to central flood victims

The Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) in coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VMC) will buy 400 tonnes of rice and 1,000 cows to present to central flood victims.

In October alone, the VRC organised four relief aid missions with almost 12 billion VND and 150 tonnes of goods to flood victims in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Nghe An, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue, who suffered from two consecutive floods in the month.

Meanwhile, the VRC at local level mobilised more than 8 billion VND for the same purpose.

Domestic and international individuals and organisations donated 9.2 billion VND while more than 11 billion VND was collected through phone message services.

International organisations, the IFRC and foreign countries’ Red Cross have committed to providing 21.7 billion VND.

The VRC also plans to help build 500 houses, each worth 30 million VND, and send 7,000 boxes of goods for central flood victims.

For the same purpose, the staff of the Vietnamese embassy and trade mission, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) bureau, Vietnam Airlines and overseas Vietnamese in the UK donated more than 5,200 GBP on Oct. 29.

Since October, the overseas Vietnamese community in the UK has donated more than 9,300 GBP to the homeland’s central flood victims.

The Vietnamese embassy in the UK will send the donation to the victims through relevant agencies, said Vietnamese charge d’affaires Tao Thanh Huong.

Meanwhile, overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese embassy staff in the Ukraine have sent 35,842 USD to the homeland’s central flood-hit provinces.

In addition, the Vingroup in Ukraine and Vietnam have donated 5 billion VND.

On Oct. 30, the Vietnam Youth and Students Association in Japan (VYSA) organised a festival to raise money for its Gold Heart Fund to assist poor students and central flood victims in the homeland.

The VYSA has earmarked 25 million VND from its fund to send relief aid to central flood victims, apart from a campaign launched from Oct. 10-Nov. 7 for the same purpose among Vietnamese students in Japan .

The VYSA’s fund also mobilised 404,628 JPY (around 100 million VND) to central flood victims in the homeland in 2009.

In the meantime, heavy rains occurred again in the central region, with the hardest hit provinces being Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Ninh Thuan. The latest floods have killed six by late November 2, while four have gone missing.

The North-South main route, the Highway 1A, and the railway route were inundated in some sections, resulting in traffic blockade./.

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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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More relief aid for central flood victims

On October 6 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung 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 tonnes of instant noodles and 50,000 litres of water each and Thua Thien-Hue province should be supplied with 10 tonnes 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.

Also on October 6, President of Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) Tran Ngoc Tang called on organisations 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 35 million VND, the US organisation the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) contributed 15,000 USD and the Charity Elderly Centre, 100 boxes of instant noodles.

The VRCCC also decided to provide the five central flood-hit provinces with more relief aid worth 2.2 billion VND.

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 150 million VND.

Meanwhile, Quang Tri will receive 600 boxes of goods and 50 million VND and Nghe An and Thua Thien-Hue, will be handed 400 boxes of goods and 50 million VND each.

By 15h of Oct. 6, torrential rain and flash floods in the central region had killed 29 people and left six missing and nine injured, reported the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control.

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

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