Thanh Hoa provides 1,500 tonnes of rice for flood-hit students
The central province of Thanh Hoa has decided to provide over 1,500 tonnes of rice in flood relief for more than 21,200 students from 246 schools across the province during the first semester of the 2018 – 2019 academic year.
Muong Lat district was badly hit by serious floods in August. (Photo: VNA)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The central province ofThanh Hoa has decided to provide over 1,500 tonnes of rice in flood relief formore than 21,200 students from 246 schools across the province during the firstsemester of the 2018 – 2019 academic year.
Any students who study at local elementary, secondary andhigh schools will receive 15 kg of rice per month per person from the nationalreserves to encourage them to pursue education amid many difficulties caused bydisasters.
In the last school year, the province also offered localstudents a total of 2,644 tonnes of rice in aid.
Torrential rain from August 28-31 caused serious floodsin Muong Lat, Quan Son, Quan Hoa, Ba Thuoc, Cam Thuy, Thach Thanh, Vinh Loc andYen Dinh districts in Thanh Hoa.
According to statistics, floods left 12 people dead and missing while 13,000houses were inundated and 800 others swept away, collapsed or severely damaged.Thousands hectares of crops were submerged, and hundreds of head of cattle andpoultry were killed.
Critical damage was seen in roads, schools, medical stations, andtelecommunication facilities.
The mountainous district of Muong Lat was among theworst-hit. Landslides have ravaged and buried 15 schools in the districttogether with their learning equipment, affecting the study of hundreds ofstudents there. –VNA
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Muong Lat district was badly hit by serious floods in August. (Photo: VNA) 
