131 billion VND to support housing construction for people in flooded areas of Nghe An, Dien Bien, Son La

The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front has directed the Central Relief Mobilization Committee to provide financial support to the people of Nghe An, Dien Bien and Son La provinces to overcome the consequences caused by floods.

The Central Relief Mobilization Committee - Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front allocated 65 billion VND to support Nghe An province, 20 billion VND to Dien Bien province, and 46 billion VND to Son La province. The total support fund is 131 billion VND. This amount will support households whose houses have collapsed, completely collapsed, or urgently relocated, 100 million VND each; severely damaged houses, 30 million VND each.

The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front supports through the Ministry of National Defense to organize forces to renovate and repair houses for people in Dien Bien and Son La provinces; supports through the Ministry of Public Security to organize forces to renovate and repair houses for people in Nghe An province.

This is to implement the direction of the Party and Government leaders and the opinion of the Prime Minister at the working session with Dien Bien province on August 3.

Regiment 335 (Division 324, Military Region 4) helps people overcome the consequences of floods in Nghe An

Since the beginning of 2025, natural disasters have been complicated and unusual; in late July and early August, heavy rains caused historic floods, flash floods, landslides in many localities in the mountainous and midland areas of the North and North Central regions, causing serious damage to people, property, infrastructure, and greatly affecting production and people's lives, especially in the provinces of Dien Bien, Son La and Nghe An.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment's summary as of August 5, the recent heavy rains, flash floods, and landslides alone left 20 people dead and missing, 20 injured, 1,003 houses collapsed and swept away, 6,863 houses damaged, 519 households had to be urgently evacuated, 60 schools, 10 medical centers were damaged, over 7,400 hectares of rice and crops were damaged, many energy, telecommunications, transportation, and irrigation works were eroded and damaged, causing traffic disruption, power outages, and communication interruptions. The total economic loss is estimated at over 4,800 billion VND.

LAM NGUYEN

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/131-ty-dong-ho-tro-lam-nha-o-cho-nguoi-dan-vung-mua-lu-nghe-an-dien-bien-son-la-post807202.html