PM provides emergency aid to three central provinces
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to grant 80 billion VND (3.46 million USD) in emergency aid from the State budget reserves this year to help people in the central region surmount consequences of recent floods.
The scene after a landslide at Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant in Thua Thien-Hue (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to ☂grant 💞80 billion VND(3.46 million USD) in emergency aid from the State budget reserves this year tohelp people in the central region surmount consequences of recent floods.
Quang Nam and ThuaThien-Hue will receive 20 billion VND each to overcome natural disasteraftermath in Tay Giang and Phong Dien districts, respectively. The rest will beearmarked for Huong Hoa and Dak Krong districts of Quang Tri province The PM ordered localauthorities to use the funding for the right purposes and promptly distributeassistance to the needy. Meanwhile, 80 billionVND had been raised for Quang Tri province as of November 17, according to theVietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in the province. More than half of the sum wasdelivered to the organisation. President of the VFFQuang Tri chapter Dao Manh Hung said that the organisation had handed over 6.5billion VND to localities and 110,000 aid packages to flood-hit residents. Quang Tri bore thebrunt of six floods and two strong tropical storms in October and November.Many schools were forced to close while hundreds of public works destroyed.Thousands of houses were submerged or collapsed./.
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The scene after a landslide at Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant in Thua Thien-Hue (Photo: VNA) 
