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PM decides to provide 5,000 tonnes of rice for flood victims in central region

The Prime Minister has decided to entrust the Ministry of Fiannce to allocate 5,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve for five central provinces which are hardest hit by natural disasters.
PM decides to provide 5,000 tonnes of rice for flood victims in central region ảnh 1Currently, inundation is hitting about 154,000 households in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has decided toentrust the Ministry of Finance to allocate 5,000 tonnes of rice from thenational reserve for five central provinces which are hardest hit by naturaldisasters.

Accordingly, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien – Hue, Quang Nam and Ha Tinheach will receive 1,000 tonnes of rice.

The PM asked the People’s Committees of the provinces to promptly receive and distributethe allocated rice to the right people in line with regulations.

Between October 6-12, central cities andprovinces from Nghe An to Quang Ngai suffered from three storms and twotropical depressions, along with a cold spell that have triggered prolongedrains and floods.

The total common rainfall has exceeded 1,000mm, even reaching2,000-2,500mm in Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces, surpassing the recordlevel in 1999.

On October 12 and 18, six provinces from Quang Binh to QuangNam were submerged, affecting more than 260,000 households, with manyareas 2-3m under water. Currently, inundation is hitting about 154,000households in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri.

As of 5pm on October 19, the natural disasters left 102people dead and 25 others missing, and damaged many local agriculture,irrigation and transport infrastructure./.
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