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Rice allocated for flood victims in central region

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to allocate rice for local people in the central region hit by storm Doksuri, following his fact-finding trips to Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Nghe An provinces.
Rice allocated for flood victims in central region ảnh 1A school collapsed during storm Doksuri (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to allocate rice for local people in thecentral region hit by storm Doksuri, following his fact-finding trips to Ha Tinh,Quang Binh and Nghe An provinces.

Accordingly, Ha Tinh will beprovided with rice to aid affected households and 40 billion VND (1.76 millionUSD) sourced from the State budget to rebuild two television transmitter towerswhich collapsed during the storm.

Quang Binh province will receive3,000 tonnes of rice, while the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmentwas tasked to address Nghe An’s proposal for the installation of a weather monitoringradar in Ky Son district.

The PM also assigned the Ministryof Agriculture and Rural Development to provide rice and vegetable saplings toassist farmers in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh.

Doksuri, the 10th storm arisingin the East Sea and the strongest one hitting Vietnam in many years, left ninedead, four missing and 112 injured, according to reports from the affectedlocalities.

The typhoon destroyed 1,185houses, blew away roofs of 152,599 houses, and submerged 10,923 others. It alsoinundated 4,473ha of rice and 8,277ha of other crops, affected 16,108ha of aquaticfarming, and ruined 10km of national highways and 17.9km of local roads.-VNA 
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