The Prime Minister has agreed to allocate 165 billion VND (over 7.2 million USD) from the budget reserves fund to eight provinces to help them tackle the consequences of storms and floods from October 13-18.
Flooding inundates many areas in Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province (Solurce: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has agreed to allocate 165 billion VND (over7.2 million USD) from the budgetreserves fund to eight provinces to help them tackle the consequences of storms and floods from October13-18.
Beneficiary provinces are northern Quang Ninh province, and the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An,Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, ThuaThien-Hue, and Quang Nam.
The provinces of Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Ninhwill receive 10billion VND each. Meanwhile, the respective amounts for Nghe An, Ha Tinh, QuangBinh, Quang Tri and Quang Nam will be 45 billion VND, 30 billion VND, 35billion VND, and 15 billion VND.
The money will be used to buy necessities for flood victims and to restoredykes, irrigation systems and rural transport works which were seriouslydamaged by the natural disasters.
The same day in Hanoi, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) CentralCommittee Nguyen Thien Nhan received 1 billion VND (43,930 USD) donated by officialsand residents in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.
Nhan said the VFF will early hand over the aid to people in the southerncentral and Central Highlands region to help them overcome consequences causedby recent floods.
Up to 29 people werekilled and went missing in the downpours and flood in October alone, and nearly200,000 houses and infrastructure facilities were under water and damaged inVietnam’s central region. Losses are estimated at trillions of VND.
The central regionwas again devastated by more heavy rains and flood in November and December. -VNA
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Flooding inundates many areas in Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province (Solurce: VNA) 
