New mother bursts into tears as relief workers bring food
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Water flowed through the building at levels of 1.6 to 1.8m.
"Instant noodles, bread and biscuits from Red Cross workers saved us," says Nghia.
"Women, who had just given birth, were very weak from lack of food and clean water."
The floods that inundated the hospital arrived in the wake of Typhoon Lekima which hit
The department has despatched two teams of physicians to help the hospital in the emergency and disinfect it once the flood recedes.
The Viet Nam Red Cross Association and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are in the province to assess losses and people’s needs.
About 350 tonnes of rice, 35 tonnes of instant noodles and more than five tonnes of biscuits have so far been sent to the victims.
Vietnam News Agency correspondent Hoa Mai reported yesterday that although the province had mobilised all its human and material resources, it still faced many difficulties to supply clean water.
"Many people have yet to receive aid because motor boats can’t manoeuvre through many narrow alleys," she said.
Thanh Hoa People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Van Loi says the province will mobilise all its resources for rescue and recovery.
People will be helped disinfect their surrounds and make water clean to prevent disease.
It will list the number of damaged classrooms and build temporary accommodation to ensure students can resume their studies as soon as possible.
Transport workers will clear and repair damaged roads in an effort to have the main arterial sectors open within seven days.
Soldiers of the Que Phong District and young people have delivered emergency rations and equipment to Nam Giai Commune, Nghe An Province, where 13 people are reported to have died or are missing with three injured.
District People’s Committee Deputy Chairman Tran Thi Mui says 40 motorbikes have been mobilised to carry rice, salt and oil for the residents of Puc and Meo villages.
Each motorbike carries 25kg.
The district has received VND300 million from the provincial budget and the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry and two tonnes of instant noodles from Military Command 4, says Mui, adding that another two tonnes of rice will be despatched today.
Nghe An Viet Nam Communist Party Secretary Nguyen The Trung has visited the stricken district and distributed VND4 million for the family of each person killed in the flood and VND1 million for each person injured.
He has also asked that roads be cleared and opened as soon as possible so that emergency aid can be delivered to the victims and classrooms repaired.
Residents escape flood water by climbing onto the roof of their house in Thach Thanh District,
Almost 11,000 students will have to miss school for at least two weeks in ;)
Many communes in the two districts were inundated when the dykes burst.
Provincial officials have called on people to help students clean and repair schools.
The students will be given extra study time.
Gia Sinh Commune Ho Chi Minh Youth Union member Nguyen Quang Ha says her house had been flooded, but not as heavily as others in the commune.
"I’m young and need to go to help people deal with the consequences of the flood," she says.
