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Hanoi (VNA) - Rescuers are racing against the clock to find people missing from flash floods and landslides that hit Nam Tra My district in central Quang Nam province on October 28. According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ho Quang Buu, 55 members of 15 households were buried in the landslides, two more than initially thought. As of noon on October 30, 33 people had been rescued, while the bodies of eight had been recovered and 14 others were still missing. Specialised equipment and sniffer dogs have been deployed to search for the missing. More military personnel from other communes in the district will be deployed to the site. Search and rescue forces are exerting every effort to rescue more than 200 workers stranded at the Dak Mi 2 Hydro-power Plant in Quang Nam. Meanwhile, the neighbouring province of Quang Ngai is mobilising all resources to help locals stabilise their lives after Storm Molave made landfall in the province two days ago. The … [Read more...] about Race against time to find landslide victims in Quang Nam

Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – As central provinces from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai are suffering heavy losses due to consecutive storms and floods, Vietjet has offered free transport of relief goods to the region.  Vietjet announces that from October 19, the airline will provide free transportation and priority for relief goods on the earliest Vietjet flights which departure from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to airports in Chu Lai (Quang Nam), Da Nang (Da Nang), Phu Bai (Thua Thien Hue), Dong Hoi (Quang Binh) and Vinh (Nghe An). The airline will also give free air tickets to officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and People's Committees of provinces and cities who have duties in the central region during this period. Charity organisations that need to register to transport relief goods please contact via email [email protected], hotline 0888671133 or Vietjet Cargo JSC. office at 60A Truong Son Street, Tan Binh District, HCM City. Right from the beginning of the … [Read more...] about Vietjet offer free transport of relief aid to central region

“Mum” to hundreds of children with autism With the warm heart of a mother, Do Thi Nhi, owner of private special school Binh Minh in Tu Son Town, the northern province of Bac Ninh, has raised hundreds of children with autism, helping them gain confidence and lead a normal life. … [Read more...] about Female teachers overcome mountains for children

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on October 30 sent emergency aid of nearly 2.6 billion VND (112,000 USD) in cash and kind to flood-hit households in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai and south-central Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces. The assistance included 800 boxes of necessities, 500 home-repair tool kits, 800 boxes of water purifier, and 1 billion VND in cash. On the same day, the VRCS Central Committee also mobilised two delegations to the localities. The organisation previously delivered close to 5 billion in cash and kind to Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Nam, and Thua Thien-Hue provinces, which have been devastated by recent storms and floods./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Red Cross Society presents aid to flood victims

A road section in a mountainous area of Quang Nam Province was eroded. Photo courtesy Do Quan  Serious erosion also damaged the coastal line in Phu Vang, Phong Dien and Phu Loc districts in Thua Thien-Hue Province per the latest report from the province released on Thursday. … [Read more...] about Central region begins repairing post-storm damage