10 billion VND donated to support Gia Lai people affected by storm No. 13

Photo caption — Scene of the donation reception.

Storm No. 13 (Kalmaegi) caused widespread damage in Gia Lai province and many neighboring areas, seriously disrupting people's lives.

According to a report from the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee, the total damage in the province is estimated at more than 5,000 billion VND, the largest in many years. The storm killed two people, injured many others, damaged or collapsed tens of thousands of houses, disrupted electricity and water systems, and cut off traffic. Agricultural production also suffered heavy losses with tens of thousands of hectares of crops damaged and thousands of livestock and poultry swept away. Coastal fishermen were greatly affected as many boats were damaged and could not return to sea in a short time.

Immediately after the storm, local authorities and rescue forces urgently supported people to clean up, rebuild houses, restore infrastructure and ensure social security. However, the extent of damage was so great that the whole society needed to join hands to help people rebuild their lives.

Previously, on November 13, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh personally went to Gia Lai to inspect the situation and chaired an online meeting on overcoming the consequences of storms and floods and restoring production in provinces from Ha Tinh to Dak Lak. The Prime Minister called on businesses and people to promote the spirit of "whoever has something to help", supporting the Central region to restore tens of thousands of houses before Tet.

Joining hands with the affected people to rebuild their homes, on November 15, Nutifood's Board of Directors decided to donate 10 billion VND. The funds will be received by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Gia Lai province and promptly distributed to the most needy areas.

Nutifood Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Le Nguyen Hoa said: “After the Kalmaegi storm passed, what we are most concerned about is the difficulties that people are facing. We hope that Nutifood's contribution will help people share some of the burden, rebuild their lives, restore their livelihoods and quickly return to normal life.”

According to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Gia Lai province, right after typhoon Kalmaegi swept through and devastated the area, many philanthropists across the country came together to support and assist people who suffered heavy losses. Up to now, the whole province has received 89 billion VND from businesses and philanthropists across the country to support people in Gia Lai province who suffered losses due to typhoon Kalmaegi.

Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan also called on the whole province to join hands to overcome the consequences of storm Kalmaegi, stabilize people's lives, restore and accelerate socio-economic development in 2025. Accordingly, the urgent task the province needs to do is to ensure social security, not to let people lack food, clean water, or have no place to live. At the same time, restore traffic, electricity, telecommunications, schools, hospitals; provide proper, sufficient, and timely support to people who suffered damage, absolutely not to let any loss or negativity.

In the long term, the province will also overcome the consequences of natural disasters in a fundamental, safe and sustainable manner; restore production, strive to complete and exceed the 2025 targets; maintain the double-digit growth target for the 2026-2030 period, and build Gia Lai province to develop rapidly and sustainably.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/trao-10-ty-dong-ho-tro-nguoi-dan-gia-lai-bi-thiet-hai-boi-bao-so-13-20251115194656489.htm