Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA)Quang Nam (VNA) – Some 10,000 tonnes of ricedonated by the Republic of Korea were handed to 10 storm-hit central andCentral Highland provinces during an event in Dai Loc district, the centralprovince of Quang Nam on March 21.
The hand-over event was attended by Korean DeputyMinister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Kim Jong-Hoon andrepresentatives from Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The rice, worth more than 393 billion VND (17.2 millionUSD), was provided by the RoK government via the ASEAN Plus Three EmergencyRice Reserve (APTERR) to localities that suffered severe damages from TyphoonDamrey in 2017.
The recipients included Thue Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, QuangTri, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Dak Lak.The hardest-hit Khanh Hoa province received the most at 2,000 tonnes, followedby Quang Nam (1,700 tonnes), and Thua Thien-Hue (1,500 tonnes).
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Agriculture andRural Development Hoang Van Thang said despite Vietnam’s continued reliefefforts, affected people in remote areas face many difficulties. The ministrywill ensure the appropriate and transparent distribution of the relief.
In early November 2017, Typhoon Damrey swept throughVietnam’s south central region, leaving 123 people dead or missing and 342others injured and causing about 1 billion USD in economic losses. It was oneof the worst storms to strike the region in years.
On January 30, 2018, Vietnam also received more than 166million LAK, or about 20,000 USD, from Laos to support Typhoon Damrey’svictims.-VNA
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