The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Labour has pledged to provide 300 tonnes of rice in aid to the central province of Quang Ngai which was hard hit by flooding in early December.
Quang Ngai (VNA) – The Ministry ofLabour, Invalids and Labour (MOLISA) has pledged to provide 300 tonnes of ricein aid to the central province of Quang Ngai which was hard hit by floodingduring November 30-December 8. At a working session with the provincial People’sCommittee on December 14, MOLISA Minister Dao Ngoc Dung requested the localadministration quickly count and report flood damages so that the ministry candecide on suitable support.
According to initial reports, the recent floods killed 10 people in theprovince, leaving four missing and inundated 1,800 houses. More than 700hectares of rice fields and over 3,500 hectares of crop were damaged. NationalHighway 24 and 24C as well as many provincial roads were also affected.
Local officials also asked for more funding to build houses and thesecond phase of the sanatorium for people who rendered service to the country.
Since November 29, heavy rains hit the central region, causingwidespread floods that claiming 10 lives in Quang Ngai province, six in BinhDinh and three in Quang Nam.
Hundreds of houses were collapsed, thousands of hectares of rice andcrops were submerged, roads and other facilities were damaged in thehardest-hit provinces of Thue Thien – Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh.
🦩 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has instructed the NationalSteering Committee and the National Search and Rescue Committee to sum up damagesin central localities hit by the recent floods and submit proposals on supportto the localities.-VNA
Nearly 6,900 tonnes of rice will be provided for the central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh to support people affected by storms and floods this year.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked localities in the central coastal and Central Highlands regions to be more proactive in preventing natural disasters to minimize losses.
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As many as 1,500 tonnes of salt will be provided for the central province of Ha Tinh to support people affected by recent heavy rains and floods, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on December 5.
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People wade through a flooded road (Photo: VNA) 
