Quang Nam (VNA) – A delegationof the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) led by General Director Nguyen Duc Loi onNovember 5 visited the central province of Quang Nam, one of the hardest-hitlocalities by recent floods and storms.
Having extended his sympathies to localresidents over great losses caused by the natural disasters, the VNA General Directorpresented 100 million VND (some 4,350 USD) to help them overcome difficulties andsoon stabilise their lives.
Provincial leaders told the delegation thatefforts are continuing to search for missing people in Quang Nam, while authoritiesare exerting efforts to take care of flood victims and help them resumeproduction. Authorities are also finding favourable locations to build new housesfor people whose houses were swept away.
Since late September, 235 people in thecentral region have been listed as dead or missing from storms and floods,which have also caused estimated economic losses of about 17 trillion VND(734.74 million USD), according to a Government report to the National Assemblyon November 2.
Storm Molave, the ninth of its kind to hitthe East Sea this year, left 24 people in Quang Nam dead, 81 wounded while 23others missing. Nearly 290 houses were completely destroyed.
VNA had previously launched a fund-raisingprogramme in support of people in the region. A total of 600 million VND hasbeen collected and sent to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee toassist those in need./.