Int’l Day for Disaster Risk Reduction marked in Thanh Hoa
A meeting took place in Sam Son city, the north central province of Thanh Hoa, on October 13 to mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and release the World Disaster Report 2019.
President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society's Central Committee Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – A meeting took place in Sam Son city, the north central province of Thanh Hoa, on October 13 to mark International Day forDisaster Risk Reduction and release the World Disaster Report 2019.
The event,co-held by the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) and the International Red Crossand Red Crescent Societies, was an opportunity for the community to have abroader view of today’s world which is facing many risks and challenges.
Itaimed to foster strengthened collaboration among local governments, departmentsand agencies in response to and mitigation of natural disasters as well asadaption to climate change.
After the event, a commune-based rapid response team ofSam Son city organised a disaster preparedness exercise during which it had todeal with a number of emergency situations before a storm hits the city.
President ofVRSC Central Committee Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu said apart from providingtraining on disaster preparednessand response, the VRSC has supported585 communes and wards of 36 cities and provinces to build safe communities and carry out disaster riskintervention through a number of activities, such as building storm shelters,safe schools, safe emergency evacuation routes and drainage.
Last year, theorganisation provided aid for severe flood-hit families in the provinces of Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An,Son La and Khanh Hoa. It alsosent personnel and relief aid to help Lao people recover from thecollapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in Attapeu.
The VRSCsupported more than 960,000 disaster-affected people with total aid worth about 249.5 billion VND (10.73 million USD)./.
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President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society's Central Committee Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
