PANO – On August 12, a delegation of the Hanoi Capital Command paid a trip and presented gifts to flood-hit victims in Lao Cai province’s Bat Xat district, one of the localities heavily hit by storm 2.

The delegation presenting VND 10 million to Ly Sai Kinh's family in Phin Ngan commune, Bat Xat district.

The storm generated heavy rains and floods in the district, leaving 4 dead, 5 missing and 5 injured, and destroying 368 homes and approximately 500 ha of rice crops.

The delegation presented 5 tons of rice to locals in the district; VND 10 million to each of 26 families whose houses were washed away; and VND 210 million to build gratitude houses for 3 policy families with heavy losses.

The assistance helped the victims overcome the aftermath of the disaster.

Translated by Thuy Dung