Binh Thuan: Agencies, organizations, officials and citizens join hands to support flood-hit residents in the central region

BTO- In response to the provincial committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front’s call for the whole people to donate to funds in support of people in the central provinces, who suffered heavy losses of life and property caused by the recent floods and landslide, many agencies, units and localities in Binh Thuan have actively opened charity campaigns to collect donations to help flood-hit people overcome difficulties.

In particular, officials and employees in the office of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation of Binh Thuan province, office of the provincial People’s Council, office of the provincial Party Committee actively donated cash to the needy in flood-affected localities. The fund will be handed over to the province’s relief fund run by the provincial committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front.

The provincial department of Public Security on October 21 also launched a fundraising program among officials and cadres to collect money, foodstuffs and other necessities and then took to needy people in the central region. According to Colonel Tran Van Toan-Director of the provincial department of the provincial Public Security, besides donating one-day salary, officials, officers and employees of public security sector also voluntarily donated more cash, with a total fund of VND 500 million.

Ham Thuan Bac district’s committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front recently launched a program calling officials, officers, civil servents, armed forces and local people to donate cash and goods in support of people in difficult circumstances due to flood and torrential rain in the central region. The program attracted the donations of numerous officials and people, with a total amount of VND 33 million.

Combined and translated by Phuong Lan (Source: Binh Thuan Newspaper)