Vietnam Red Cross Society provides aid to flood-hit provinces
The Vietnam Red Cross Society’s Central Committee has decided to offer urgent support to three flood-hit provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Son La with a total funding of 420 million VND (18,000 USD).
Vietnam Red Cross Society staff deliver aid to locals in Thanh Hoa's Yen Dinh district (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Red Cross Society’s CentralCommittee has decided to offer urgent support to three flood-hit provinces ofThanh Hoa, Nghe An and Son La with a total funding of 420 million VND (18,000USD).
Along with sending its working teams to Thanh Hoa to perform supportactivities, the organisation also directed its chapters in the localities to coordinatewith local administrations to help the affected locals.
Initially, central Thanh Hoa province has handed over 30 million VND, over3,300 packs of instant noodles, over 1,500 water bottles, 200 life vests to theneedy in Thach Thanh, Yen Dinh, Vinh Loc, Cam Thuy and Ba Thuoc districts.
Thanh Hoa has been seriously suffered by floods and landslides.Currently, landslides blocking road still make three districts of Quan Hoa,Quan Son and Muong Lat inaccessible.
The disasters killed 9 people in Thanh Hoa. Three locals are stillmissing.
In Son Laprovince, floods killed one local and injured two others, while affecting 1,521houses, including 37 completely destroyed.
Nearly 615hectares of rice and crops have been submerged in floodwater, while 11 schoolsin Mai Son, Van Ho, Muong La, Quynh Nhai, Song Ma and Sop Cop districts weredamaged.
Floods andlandslides blocked various roads, causing 153 traffic congestion points. Asmany as 45 irrigation works were damaged, while the power supply in 25 communesin eight districts was affected.
Meanwhile, as ofSeptember 2, 27 houses in Nghe An were destroyed, along with 26 hectares ofcrop and many irrigation works.-VNA
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Vietnam Red Cross Society staff deliver aid to locals in Thanh Hoa's Yen Dinh district (Photo: VNA) 
