Emergency relief for people in 4 Central provinces affected by drought

Faced with the damage caused by drought in the Central provinces, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society has decided to provide emergency relief to 900 poor and near-poor households of ethnic minorities lacking water storage facilities in the four provinces of Ninh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak, and Phu Yen.

Dry and cracked fields due to lack of water in Dak Lak. Photo: Ngoc Ha/VNA

The relief goods, including 900 300-liter plastic water tanks and 2,700 Aquatabs disinfectant boxes, worth a total of VND1,135 billion, are being transported to drought-stricken areas and distributed to people in difficulty.

In addition to providing direct support, the Vietnam Red Cross Society also mobilizes and calls on organizations, businesses, and philanthropists to help people in the Central region facing drought.

Responding to this call, Thai Binh Petroleum Services One Member Limited Liability Company (under the National Oil and Gas Group) donated 1,000 water bottles to the people of Ninh Thuan province.

Vietnam Railways Corporation also committed to transport all of the above water bottles free of charge to people in drought-affected districts as soon as possible.

According to Vietnam+