Vietnam Fatherland Front Chairman Huynh
Dam has paid a fieldtrip to the south-central provinces of Khanh Hoa
and Ninh Thuan, which were hard hit by floods in early November, and
handed relief aids to victims.
During his visit
to Khanh Hoa on November 5, Dam, who is also member of the Party Central
Committee, offered condolences to families with beloved ones killed or
left missing by floods.
He called on local
authorities and social organisations to continue with rescue efforts as
well as sending more relief aid to worst-hit regions to help them
recover production and bring their life back to normal as soon as
possible.
“Hunger and flood-borne epidemics should be prevented”, emphasised the leader of the nation’s largest social organisation.
He also announced the front’s decision to earmark 500 million VND
(roughly 25,500 USD) from the central relief fund as aid to Khanh Hoa.
On November 6, the Fatherland Front Chairman
visited neighbouring Ninh Thuan province, where he handed over 1 billion
VND to the provincial administration as relief aid to flood victims.
Dam also visited and presented gifts for families of dead victims.
Also on November 6, Ninh Thuan welcomed convoys of trucks carrying
supplies for flood victims in the worst hit Phuoc Nam village, Thuan
Nam district.
The Saigon Trade Corporation
(SATRA) from Ho Chi Minh City , for example, sent 10 tonnes of rice
worth 100 million VND to distribute to 2,000 most-suffering families.
The Thanh Nien (Youngsters) newspaper and the La pagoda, located in
Ho Chi Minh City , sent 3.5 tonnes of rice, 350 boxes of instant
noodles, hundreds of brand-new clothing items and medicines worth 100
million VND for victims in Phuoc Nam village.
Monk Thich Nhuan Tam said he felt hit at heart seeing sufferings by
flood victims and pledged to continue raising funds to alleviate their
plight./.
