September 19, 2017 | 21:44 (GMT+7)
More support for storm Doksuri-hit victims
PANO - Central and local agencies and organizations nationwide on September 18 raised funds for victims in six Central provinces badly hit by typhoon Doksuri, the tenth storm in the country this year.
Ha Tinh Provincial Border Guard Command raising funds for storm-hit victims
Hanoi authorities decided to donate more than VND 7 billion VND from the local fund for emergency aid to people in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien - Hue.
The Party Committee of the Central Enterprise Bloc also organized a fund-raising ceremony to help the victims return to normal.
Meanwhile, staff of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee contributed one-day’s salary, a total of VND 240 million raised, for the victims.
The same day, Ha Tinh Provincial Border Guard Command and the Health Ministry held similar campaigns.
The health sector also mobilized benefactors to provide medical equipment, worth some VND 2 billion, for health units in the storm-hit localities.
Translated by Chung Anh