Faced with the damage caused by storms and floods in the northern provinces, people in Ho Chi Minh City are calling for donations of tons of necessities to support people in flooded areas.
On the afternoon of September 11, in the pouring rain, members of the Saigon Night Volunteer Group were busy gathering goods to transport to the North to support people in flooded areas.
At the gathering point on Dinh Dien Street (Ward 3, Tan Binh District), motorbikes lined up to carry goods from various places for donation. Ms. Yen (volunteer) continuously received phone calls about relief goods.
“Watching videos and pictures of people in flooded areas makes me feel so sad. Although we cannot share all the difficulties, it would be heartbreaking not to do anything, so we discussed contributing to help people. The group accepts any support from people here, but focuses on necessities, medicine, and life jackets because these are necessary items for people at the present time,” Yen shared.
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Sharing with reporters, Mr. Nguyen Vuong Truong Thanh - Head of the Saigon Night Volunteer Group said that the group's donation activities started on the morning of September 10 and are expected to continue until the storm and flood situation stabilizes.
According to Mr. Thanh, at the Ho Chi Minh City end, the group has about 5-7 volunteers. After the goods are gathered in the North, the members will support them and then coordinate with the local authorities to deliver them to the people.
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Tons of goods were sent by Ho Chi Minh City residents to areas affected by the storm. Photo: DB |
On the first day (September 10), the group transported 1,400 life jackets and 1.5 tons of dry food to the people. In the following days, the group will continue to transport hundreds of life jackets and necessities such as cakes, candies, medicines, flashlights, milk, etc. to people in flood-hit areas in the northern provinces such as Thai Nguyen, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, etc.
“The North suffered heavy damage, many people lost their lives and property, and seeing flash floods and landslides, we started calling for support. We just hope to help people through this difficult time,” Thanh shared.
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Volunteer groups in Ho Chi Minh City work through the night to transport relief goods. Photo: DB |
Putting aside work, Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh, the inventor of the rice ATM machine during the Covid-19 pandemic, and many of his employees contacted to buy motorboats, life jackets and mobilized everyone to contribute to support people affected by the storm.
Mr. Tuan Anh said that on the night of September 10, he mobilized 15 motorboats and 500 life jackets along with food, provisions... to the North. After gathering the vehicles and necessities, they will coordinate with the Northern Provincial and Municipal Youth Unions to support the people.
“This time the natural disaster is severe, the team will coordinate with local authorities to use motorboats to rescue people in areas that are severely flooded. In addition to rescue, we will also provide food and bring isolated people to safety,” added Mr. Tuan Anh.
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Boats, life jackets, food, provisions… were transported from the South to the North. Photo: DB |
Previously, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City called on and mobilized the people of the city to promote the spirit of solidarity, "mutual love and affection", "each heart - one soul", in which each cadre, civil servant, public employee, and soldier of the armed forces participated in contributing from one day's salary to help the people of the North.
On September 10, the Party Committee, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City donated 120 billion VND to people affected by floods.
According to Dan Viet
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