VND37.5 million donated to help storm victims

10:10, 11/10/2013

(ĐN)- A fund raising ceremony was held on Tuesday at the provincial State Agencies’ headquarters to support victims of tropical storm Wutip.

(ĐN)- A fund raising ceremony was held on Tuesday at the provincial State Agencies’ headquarters to support victims of tropical storm Wutip.

At the ceremony, the province’s leaders along with staffs of the headquarters donated VND37.5 million.

The money will be sent to the provincial Fatherland Front Committee to help the storm victims in the central region.

Typhoon Wutip, the 10th to have hit Vietnam so far this year, has caused losses totalling 11 trillion VND (517 million USD) for central coastal provinces.

By October 5, the storm had killed 14 people and injured 225 others, while two people were still missing.

Reported by V.T