Department of Education and Training awarded savings books to support 3 students whose parents were swept away by floods.

Previously, because he had just broken his leg due to slipping on scaffolding while working as a construction worker, on the afternoon of September 29, despite the rain, Nguyen Van Ai and his wife, Nguyen Thi Lan (Hamlet 12, Nghi Lam Commune) still went to a clinic near their home to change the bandage and get examined.

At around 4pm, on the way back when passing Co Hoa bridge, Nghi Lam commune, there was water.floodcausing both husband and wife to go missing; their bodies were found on the morning of September 30. Mr. Ai and Ms. Lan left behind 3 children, the oldest born in 2011 and the youngest born in 2016.

Representatives of the Department of Education and Training visited the victim's family. Photo: My Ha

Visiting and expressing condolences to the family, Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh shared the pain of loss of the children and their families; at the same time, encouraged the children and their families to try to overcome difficulties and hardships.

The leaders of the Department of Education and Training said that in the coming time, the Department will create all conditions for children to attend school fully and assign teachers to tutor and provide additional training for children so that their studies are not affected or interrupted.

Director of the Department of Education and Training presented savings books to support three orphaned students. Photo: My Ha

On this occasion, the Department of Education and Training presented a savings book worth 50 million VND to help the family overcome difficulties. The Education Trade Union also allocated a portion of the budget to support the children.