PM urges flood-hit provinces to distribute food and water for victims
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng on Wednesday issued a legal telegraph, urging the People’s Committees of the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, and Thừa Thiên-Huế to use their budget to purchase food and water for flood-hit victims.
Torrential rains caused terrible inundation and split
residential areas in the central localities.
Rescue
workers transport food and water to flood-hit regions
The
Government chief ordered quick and thorough aid to make sure that instant
noodles and water are delivered to all the victims.
In Hà Tĩnh, seven people were reported dead and
missing until October 5 and the total damage is estimated at VND 353 billion. Thousands
of households and a large area of farm crops were sunk into water. The rains
also caused road landslides there.
Until
7 PM on October 5, flood hit six out of seven districts in Quảng Bình, killing 14 people and plunged 35,500
houses into deep water. Some 4,000 residents had to be relocated to safer
areas.
The
total losses caused by flood in Thừa Thiên-Huế amounted to VND
42.458 billion. Huge landslides could be seen in various roads.
