One man was killed in a landslide in the northern province of Quang Ninh and the other was swept away by floods in the northern province of Hoa Binh as the storm landed on August 2, bringing torrential rains to northern and north central Vietnam.

Functional forces in Hau Giang province help households in Vi Thanh city in overcoming consequences of Storm Sinlaku.

According to the Office of Hau Giang province’s Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, as of 9:00 of August 3, a total of 194 houses in the province have collapsed or been unroofed during the torrential rains and thunderstorms. The total loss is estimated at VND2.4 billion.

Tran Thanh Toan, the head of the committee, said that his committee has directed functional forces to help affected households in stabilising their lives and production activities.

In Ca Mau province, the storm, the second of its kind to enter the East Sea since the beginning of this year, damaged 20 houses in Dam Doi and Tran Van Thoi districts, along with VND220 million in property losses.

Local authorities are continuing to update statistics on the damage caused by the storm's circulation while mobilising the relevant forces to assist people in quickly overcoming the consequences of the storm.

Meanwhile, landslides and floods caused blockages on many roads across several mountainous districts in Nghe An province on the morning of August 3.

The leaders of Ky Son, Que Phong and Tuong Duong districts inspected the storm-affected areas and made directions to quickly resolve the problem and resume traffic on flooded and eroded road sections.

Poor girl wishes to stand upright just one time

(BGO) – Though Nguyen Thi Giao was born in 1987 as a normal girl in Cao Thuong town, Tan Yen district, Bac Giang Province, her body was deformed with the crooked back after a serious fever when she was 8 years old. For 25 years, Giao has dreamed of having her health checked to stand upright.

Doctors of poor people

(BGO) – Hoping to share the difficulties and burden of the poor, single and disabled people, many members of the Young Doctor Association in Bac Giang province have visited their houses to provide health examination, consultation and treatment.  

Poor family with sick child needs help

(BGO) - Tran Van Trung’s family in Tien Son village, Hop Duc commune, Tan Yen district, Bac Giang province face difficult circumstances. They have 3 children with congenital heart disease, 2 of them died and their daughter even suffers from polyarthritis.

Samsung Hope School fuels belief of poor children

(BGO) - Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of Bac Giang province has decided to approve the project “Samsung Hope School” in Dinh Huong village, Thang town, Hiep Hoa district granted by Samsung Electronics Vietnam Company Limited (SEV) and Korean Food and Hungry International (KFHI). The people’s committee of Hiep Hoa district will act as owner of the aid package.

Bridges of love for poor patients

(BGO) - Currently, a number of hospitals in Bac Giang province are effectively implementing the model of social work groups. Despite not wearing a white blouse and not directly treating the sick, the groups’ members have become bridges that persuade organizations and individuals to help poor patients, thus spreading human values ​​and love right in hospital beds.

Source: NDO