Viettel supports people affected by storms and floods with 100 billion VND

As of September 13, the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group ( Viettel ) supported people and customers affected by storm Yagi with a total value of about 100 billion VND.

Viettel contributed 20 billion VND to the Ministry of National Defense 's fund and 80 billion VND in services provided to people directly affected by natural disasters.

Viettel directly supports service fees into the accounts of more than 2 million customers and establishes emergency communication for people and rescue teams in severely affected areas. Viettel prioritizes establishing new communication and providing hundreds of phone SIM cards in communes and districts where landslides occur to ensure communication for rescue teams, such as Phuc Khanh commune, Nam Luc commune (Lao Cai), Ca Thanh commune ( Cao Bang ).

Along with support for communication connections, Viettel made about 3,000 trips, transporting about 7,500 tons of goods and necessities to provinces affected by the storm. Viettel maintained the operation of post offices to receive goods and necessities from organizations and individuals supporting the people. Along with that, Viettel served 500 phone charging points in areas with power outages.

Up to now, Viettel network has been completely restored in the northern mountainous provinces. According to the actual situation, Viettel continues to support customers in areas affected by storms and floods.

Source: https://vov.vn/doanh-nghiep/doanh-nghiep-24h/viettel-ho-tro-nguoi-dan-bi-anh-huong-boi-bao-lu-100-ty-dong-post1121359.vov