Dong Nai (VNA) – TheVietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on August 12 presentednearly 300 million VND (12,900 USD) as urgent relief aid to 98 flood-affected householdsin Dinh Quan district, the southern province of Dong Nai.
The recent floods have seriously destroyed fish rafts of these households inNgoc Dinh, Thanh Son and Phu Vinh communes.
According to the provincial steering committee on natural disaster prevention,search and rescue, from April 8-12, heavy rains and water discharged from DongNai 5 Hydropower Plant submerged many communes in Tan Phu and Dinh Quandistricts.
The floods claimed two lives and caused economic losses totaling hundreds ofbillions of VND.
The committee said 415 out of the 869 local households that were evacuated tosafe places on August 8-9 were able to return to their home.
Authorities of Tan Phu and Dinh Quan districts areworking hard to help locals overcome consequences caused by the rains andfloods.-VNA