Friday, 30/09/2016 06:37 (GMT+7)
In late 2015, an intensified El Nino left negative impacts on Vietnam, causing serious drought and salt intrusion on a large scale, leading to severe damage to production and the lives of millions of people.
Photo for illustration (Source: VnExpress)
The most serious drought recorded over the past 100 years mainly affected south-central Vietnam, the Central Highlands, the southeastern and Mekong River Delta regions.
To help affected people, in March, the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) worked with the central steering committee on natural disaster prevention to launch a campaign lasting until August, calling on people across the country to stand side by side with the victims and assist them in overcoming the consequences of the natural disasters.
From the sponsorship inside and outside the VRC, the organization has given support for 74,043 families with a capital of nearly VND94 billion.
Accordingly, the assisted people have received cash, water containers, fresh water, salt and brackish water refining machines, and water cisterns for daily use.
In addition, the VRC has disseminated information about better personnal and environmental hygienic behaviour across 15 of the 21 localities most affected by the natural disasters./.
Compiled by BTA