Dien Bien receives nearly 1 billion VND to support people affected by storm No. 10

Accordingly, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (VFF) of Dien Bien province has called on all classes of people, cadres, soldiers of the armed forces, agencies, organizations, individuals, businesses, and philanthropists to share and support both materially and spiritually to help people affected by natural disasters overcome difficulties and soon stabilize their lives.

Also according to the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, the general strive level is that each cadre, civil servant, public employee, and salary earner from the state budget donates at least one day's salary...

At the launching ceremony, the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee received nearly 1 billion VND supported by agencies, organizations, enterprises, groups and individuals.

The time to receive support is from October 4-31, 2025. The Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee also commits to using the funds for the right purposes, effectively, and transparently publicizing the sources of funding, contributions, and support from organizations and individuals.

Storm No. 10 caused heavy damage to people and property in the provinces of the Northern and North Central regions.

According to incomplete statistics, by 8:00 p.m. on October 2, 65 people had died, gone missing, 164 people were injured, 349 houses had collapsed, over 172,000 houses were damaged, were blown away, over 1,400 schools, 145 medical facilities were damaged; over 100,000 hectares of rice and crops, seafood were flooded, damaged, many connecting traffic routes and essential infrastructure were seriously eroded and damaged.

The total preliminary economic damage is estimated at over VND15,000 billion. The pain and loss caused by floods is huge, requiring large resources and a lot of time to overcome the consequences, to bring production, business and people's lives back to normal.

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