Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung visited and presented gifts to Gia Lai people affected by storm No. 13

(Chinhphu.vn) - On November 9, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung inspected the damage recovery situation caused by storm No. 13 and visited the lives of people in coastal localities of Gia Lai province affected by storm No. 13.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung visits people in Quy Nhon Dong ward affected by storm No. 13 - Photo: VGP

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung visited and presented gifts to people in Quy Nhon Dong ward, Tuy Phuoc Dong commune, and De Gi commune affected by storm No. 13 Kalmaegi. Accompanying the Deputy Prime Minister was Mr. Nguyen Tuan Thanh, Permanent Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee.

Due to the impact of storm No. 13, Quy Nhon Dong ward had 2 people injured; over 1,250 houses damaged (25 houses completely collapsed); more than 36 hectares of ponds damaged, 44 boats damaged; many schools had their roofs blown off, trees fell, facilities damaged... Total damage to the ward is estimated at about 177 billion VND.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung presents gifts to two families in Quy Nhon Dong ward whose houses were completely collapsed due to the storm - Photo: VGP

Tuy Phuoc Dong Commune had 91 houses completely collapsed, 1,299 houses had their roofs blown off and were severely damaged; 3,188 households had their houses flooded. In addition, the lighting system, educational , cultural and medical infrastructure were also severely damaged by the storm. Total damage was estimated at nearly 175 billion VND.

In De Gia commune, 8 houses were completely collapsed; 700 houses had their roofs blown off, 487 houses were flooded; 6 ships were sunk. The damaged aquaculture area was estimated at 166 hectares and 2,000 tons of salt reserves. The initial estimate of total property damage caused by storm No. 13 in the commune was over 240 billion VND.

Visiting the cases of houses completely collapsed due to storm No. 13 in localities, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung shared, encouraged and gave gifts to the families; at the same time, requested local authorities to soon deploy support for families to rebuild their houses to stabilize their lives.

Deputy Prime Minister visits and encourages family whose house collapsed due to storm impact - Photo: VGP

The Deputy Prime Minister awarded 60 million VND to 20 families whose houses were completely collapsed in 3 localities to rebuild their houses; and 150 gifts (worth over 2 million VND each) to those affected by storm No. 13 in 3 localities.

Visiting and sharing with people in wards and communes of Gia Lai province, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung shared difficulties with local authorities about the serious damage caused by storm No. 13. At the same time, he requested communes and wards to carry out the fastest, most drastic and most effective work to overcome the consequences, with the highest goal of soon stabilizing people's lives.

The Deputy Prime Minister's working delegation presented funding to support the construction of new houses for families whose houses collapsed in Quy Nhon Dong ward - Photo: VGP

The Deputy Prime Minister directed local authorities to ensure that people do not go without food, clothing, or shelter. Focus on repairing essential infrastructure such as transportation, electricity, telecommunications, and schools; organize environmental cleaning, repair agency and unit headquarters, and ensure that operations return to normal.

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