Lenh lauded the Party Committees, administrations and VFF Committees at all levels of Ha Giang province for their active response as well as efforts in dealing with the disaster consequences.
Lenh, who is also head of the Central Relief Committee, handed over VND 1 billion (USD 44,000) from the committee to Ha Giang to support the affected residents.
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Landslides hit the northern mountainous region due to torrential rains and floods |
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Trieu Tai Vinh said that torrential rains and floods lasting from June 22-27 caused severe losses of human lives and property in the province.
Nearly 1,600 houses were submerged by floodwater, while hundreds of others were swept away and ruined.
Meanwhile, 10 schools in Quan Ba and Vi Xuyen districts and Ha Giang city were damaged seriously, along with hundreds social works and many roads. Total losses are estimated at VND 122 billion (USD 5.36 million).
On the occasion, the VFF delegation presented VND 40 million to each of six households having their houses destroyed, and VND 5 million each to families of dead victims in Quan Ba district.
The same day, a charity group in neighboring Lai Chau province, another hard-hit locality by floods, presented gifts totaling over VND 120 million (USD 5,200) to affected local people in Sin Ho district.
Earlier, another charity team also handed over VND 100 million (USD 4,400) to leaders of Tan Uyen district of Lai Chau province to support the victims.
Flash floods and landslides left 23 dead and 10 missing in the northern mountainous provinces, mainly in Lai Chau and Ha Giang.
Of the victims, 16 deaths and 9 missing victims were in Lai Chau province, five deaths in Ha Giang, one death each in Quang Ninh and Lao Cai, and one missing person in Dien Bien, reported the Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Floods also pulled down or swept away 161 houses, damaged 958 homes and submerged 1,800 others.
In addition, more than 1,500 hectares of rice and crops were inundated or destroyed, while nearly 600 hectares of aquaculture were damaged and 738 cattle heads and over 13,800 poultry were killed.
Total damage was estimated at nearly VND 500 billion (around USD 21.8 million).
Source: VNA