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DTiNews readers support flood-ravaged areas
  • | dtinews.vn | August 09, 2017 09:51 PM
 >>  DTiNews calls for donations to support flood-hit areas
DTiNews readers have donated more than VND1.5 billion (USD68,180) through the newspaper’s Compassionate Hearts Charity Fund for people in northern mountainous areas who have been affected by recent flash floods.

On August 8, Duong Manh Quyet, Director of Nutifood Nutrition Food Joint Stock Company granted VND1.2 billion (USD54,545) for DTiNews’ Compassionate Hearts Charity Fund to help people in the northern mountainous region affected by the flash floods. The sum includes VND100 million in cash and the rest is nutrition products worth VND1.1 billion.

  

DTiNews’ Editor-in-chief Pham Huy Hoan receives the VND1.2 billion donation from Nutifood Nutrition Food Joint Stock Company


Quyet said that his company highly appreciates DTiNews’ charity activities and they wanted to assist the flood victims.

Also on the same day, Viet Hung Packaging Ltd. Company donated VND100 million and Tran Thanh Company supported VND50 million through the Compassionate Hearts Charity Fund.

Meanwhile, staff members of DTiNews’ different representative offices nationwide used two days of salary for the donation.

 

Staff members of DTiNews’ different representative offices nationwide used two days of salary for the donation.

Many other companies, including Van An Ltd. Co., MTV Ha Thanh Ltd. Co and Vinh Phuc Ltd. Co, have also contributed their donation via the fund.

Ha Van Thanh from MTV Ha Thanh Ltd. Co. said that he and his colleagues wanted to jointly help people who are facing numerous difficulties resulted by flash floods recently.

Thanh Hoa Paediatrics Hospital donated VND10 million.

According to the latest report from the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the flash floods triggered by heavy rains in the northern mountainous region from August 1-6 has caused 26 deaths, 27 injuries while 15 others remained missing. Many houses and schools have been also damaged when the new school year is nearing. Total asset losses are estimated at VND940 billion (USD41 million).

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