Raising funds for storm victims
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) has called on all Vietnamese people to lend a helping hand to victims of tropical storm Wutip.
VFF Central Committee Chairman Nguyen Thien Nhan made the appeal in Hanoi on October 2 saying that practical assistance will help local people early stabilise their lives and resume production.
A total of VND28.8 billion was raised on the first day of the campaign from both individuals and organizations.
The VFF Hanoi decided to disburse VND7 billion from its Rescue Fund to help people in six central provinces with the hardest-hit Quang Binh receiving VND2 billion, and the remainders Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien-Hue given VND1 billion each.
VFF Hanoi Office Chief Nguyen Thi Kim Dung said Hanoi will launch a campaign to raise funds for storm victims on October 7.
The VFF HCM City on the same day donated VND10 billion while Vietnam National Oil and Gas group offered VND5.5 billion.
According to the latest report from the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention, tropical storm Wutip claimed 9 lives, and injured 199 in six central provinces by October 2.
The typhoon, the strongest since 2006, has destroyed 372 houses, unroofed over 194,000, flooded over 25,700 houses, hospitals and public works and damaged 120 vessels and over 2,000 fish ponds.
Nearly 17,000 ha 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 severe flooding. Many areas have suffered prolonged blackouts.
Local authorities of six central provinces and Red Cross associations have actively involved in rescuing and providing food for people trapped in the flooded areas.