Through the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City, representatives of the Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper and the Grab Vietnam Holdings Inc gave VND1 billion (US$43,000) to the Disaster Relief Fund of Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.
The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (the Central Relief Committee) has decided to allocate an extra of VND45 billion (over US$1.9 million) in the second phase's financial aid to support flood-hit residents in the Central and Central Highlands provinces.
Politburo member and Head of the Ho Chi Minh City delegation of National Assembly deputies Nguyen Thien Nhan yesterday led a delegation of the city's leaders visited and handed over VND3.3 billion (US$142,036) in cash and necessities to help Quang Binh Province overcome significant damage caused by the recent flood and storm.
The National Assembly Standing Committee, NA Office and NA agencies launched a campaign in Hanoi on October 16 to call for donations to residents hit by floods in the central region.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to provide 2,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as food aid to residents in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh who suffered from serious flooding.
