November 27, 2017 | 21:15 (GMT+7)
Scholarships presented to students in flood hit regions
The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund on November 27 held a ceremony to present scholarships to students of ethnic groups and children of naval soldiers and fishermen in the central coastal province of Phu Yen who were severely affected by storm Damrey.
Students receive scholarships. Photo: nongnghiep.vn
Accordingly, each of a total of 140
students received a gift set and a scholarship totaling 1 million VND (44 USD).
Addressing the ceremony, former Vice
President Truong My Hoa, who is Chairwoman of the Fund, expressed her sympathy
to the students over losses due to the storm.
She noted that over the years, the
Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For beloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” Club
established by the fund have presented thousands of grants to students
nationwide, especially those of ethnic groups and from islands.
More support of the fund will come
to students in Binh Dinh, Quang Nam
and Quang Ngai provinces in the coming time, Hoa added.
Damrey, the 12th storm in the East
Sea this year, made landfall in Vietnam on November 4 with winds of up to 135
km/hour, 50 km south of Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province), and became one of the
worst storms to strike Vietnam’s southern coastal region in years.
The typhoon and subsequent floods
claimed 89 lives and left 18 missing and 174 others injured in central and
Central Highlands localities as of November 7.
Source: VNA