Delegates donate to help flood victims in response to the call of the VFF (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam FatherlandFront (VFF) issued a communiqué during the 17th Party Congress ofHanoi on October 13 calling on the city’s people to support their compatriots inthe central region which has been hit hard by flooding in recent days.
Prolonged heavy rains triggered by Storm Linfa andtropical depressions have resulted in severe floods in some provinces andcities in the central and Central Highlands regions, killing 18 and injured many others while 14 people had gonemissing as of 8pm of October 11. More than 150,000 houses had been inundated ordamaged.
The regions have also sufferedheavy losses in terms of crops, aquaculture, and livestock and poultry farming.
Chairwoman of the VFF’s Hanoi chapter Nguyen Lan Huong urged officials,cadres, collectives, individuals, workers, armed forces, people from walks oflife, businesses, and philanthropists to offer a helping hand to disaster-hitresidents, contributing to restoring production and stabilising lives.
Donations can be sent to Hanoi’s relief fund run by the VFF’s Hanoichapter or the headquarters of the chapter at 29 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, HoanKiem District, Hanoi.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong DinhHue directed the provision of 7 billion VND (305,000 USD) from Hanoi’s relieffund to five hardest hit localities, including 2 billion VND each to ThuaThien-Hue and Quang Tri and 1 billion VND each to Quang Nam, Quang Binh, and HaTinh.
On the same day, permanent deputy chief of the Hanoi Coordination Office on New Rural Development, Nguyen Van Chi, said valuableagricultural products will be put up for auction at an event to popularise “OneCommune, One Product” (OCOP) products and the proceeds will be used to helpflood victims in the central region.
The event will be held onthe Trinh Cong Son pedestrian street in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district from October 29to November 2. The auction is scheduled for October 30./.
Prolonged heavy rains triggered by Storm Linfa andtropical depressions have resulted in severe floods in some provinces andcities in the central and Central Highlands regions, killing 18 and injured many others while 14 people had gonemissing as of 8pm of October 11. More than 150,000 houses had been inundated ordamaged.
The regions have also sufferedheavy losses in terms of crops, aquaculture, and livestock and poultry farming.
Chairwoman of the VFF’s Hanoi chapter Nguyen Lan Huong urged officials,cadres, collectives, individuals, workers, armed forces, people from walks oflife, businesses, and philanthropists to offer a helping hand to disaster-hitresidents, contributing to restoring production and stabilising lives.
Donations can be sent to Hanoi’s relief fund run by the VFF’s Hanoichapter or the headquarters of the chapter at 29 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, HoanKiem District, Hanoi.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong DinhHue directed the provision of 7 billion VND (305,000 USD) from Hanoi’s relieffund to five hardest hit localities, including 2 billion VND each to ThuaThien-Hue and Quang Tri and 1 billion VND each to Quang Nam, Quang Binh, and HaTinh.
On the same day, permanent deputy chief of the Hanoi Coordination Office on New Rural Development, Nguyen Van Chi, said valuableagricultural products will be put up for auction at an event to popularise “OneCommune, One Product” (OCOP) products and the proceeds will be used to helpflood victims in the central region.
The event will be held onthe Trinh Cong Son pedestrian street in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district from October 29to November 2. The auction is scheduled for October 30./.
VNA
