Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan has urged Vietnamese people from all walks of life, including all overseas Vietnamese, to help victims of tropical storm Wutip.
Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan has urged Vietnamese people from all walks of life, including all overseas Vietnamese, to help victims of tropical storm Wutip.
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| VFF Chairman Nguyen Thien Nhan supports flood victims |
Chairman Nguyen Thien Nhan added that practical assistance would help local people to stabilise their lives and resume production activities quickly.
The VFF received a total of VND28.8 billion from individuals and organizations on the first day of the campaign.
The Hanoi Fatherland Front announced today that it would disburse VND7 billion from its Rescue Fund to help people in six central provinces. Quang Binh, the hardest-hit province, has been allotted VND2 billion, while Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien-Hue provinces are to receive VND1 billion each.
The HCMC Fatherland Front has donated VND10 billion to the effort, while Vietnam National Oil and Gas group will contribute VND5.5 billion.
According to the latest report from the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention, Typhoon Wutip claimed nine lives and injured 199.
The typhoon, the strongest since 2006, has destroyed 372 houses, blown off over 194,000 roofs, flooded more than 25,000 houses, hospitals and public communities, and damaged 120 vessels and over 2,000 fisheries.
Nearly 17,000 hectares of rice and other crops have been submerged. Many sections of hydraulic systems, dykes, and water reservoirs in the region were seriously damaged.
Transportation was blocked in many areas in the region due to flooding. Many areas have suffered prolonged blackouts.
Local authorities of six central provinces and Red Cross associations have been actively involved in rescuing people trapped in the flooded areas and providing food for those in need.
