More than $50 mil distributed to flood-hit localities

Students in Hà Nội donate to victims of Typhoon Yagi and the floods and landslides that followed. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

HÀ NỘI — Organisations and individuals at home and abroad donated nearly VNĐ1.24 trillion (US$50.5 million), both in cash and bank transfers, to the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s Central Relief Committee to support victims of Typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods and landslides, as of 5pm on Monday.

In response to the appeal from the Presidium of the VFF Central Committee, various agencies, businesses, organisations and individuals have contributed to the relief efforts. The Central Relief Committee has swiftly disbursed two rounds of aid, totalling VNĐ1.04 trillion ($42.4 million), to the affected provinces and cities.

The distribution of funds has been meticulously planned to address the most pressing needs. Lào Cai Province received the largest allocation of VNĐ180 billion ($7.3 million), followed by Yên Bái Province with VNĐ130 billion ($5.3 million), Cao Bằng and Lạng Sơn provinces each VNĐ80 billion ($3.3 million), Tuyên Quang and Phú Thọ provinces each VNĐ55 billion ($2.2 million).

The remaining localities include Bắc Giang and Quảng Ninh provinces and Hải Phòng City each receiving VNĐ50 billion ($2 million); Sơn La and Bắc Kạn each VNĐ40 billion ($1.6 million), Thái Nguyên and Hòa Bình each VNĐ30 billion ($1.2 million), Hưng Yên and Hà Giang each VNĐ25 billion ($1 million); Điện Biên, Thái Bình and Hải Dương each VNĐ20 billion ($815,000); and Lai Châu VNĐ15 billion ($610,000).

Hà Nội was allocated VNĐ10 billion ($407,000), while Vĩnh Phúc, Hà Nam, Nam Định, Ninh Bình, Thanh Hóa and Bắc Ninh each received VNĐ5 billion ($204,000).

The list of donors will be regularly updated and publicised through the mass media. — VNA/VNS