Compassion in storms and floods

BAC NINH - Storm after storm, flood after flood has caused heavy damage to many northern provinces. Many families have been left homeless, their belongings swept away by the flood. In the midst of difficulties and hardships, with the spirit of "mutual love" and "helping each other", the Party Committee, government and people of Bac Ninh province have joined hands and unitedly turned towards the flood-hit areas.

Join hands and hearts to support the flood-affected areas

The prolonged rains caused by the continuous storm circulation could not stop the staff, workers and employees of agencies, units and enterprises in Bac Ninh province from urgently supporting people in flooded areas.

Leaders of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee received support from branches of the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development in Bac Ninh province.

Responding to the call of the Fatherland Front Committee of Bac Ninh province, from the welfare fund, Phuong Hoang International Group Limited Company (Vu Ninh ward) has supported people in the flood-hit area with a total amount of 600 million VND. Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Chairman of the Board of Members of the Company shared: "With little money, much heart, the company wants to provide emergency support to people in times of danger. Because after the flood, there are many hardships and difficulties to stabilize their lives. People in the flood-hit area suffer material and mental damage, have to worry about health issues, food and clothing... so where is the money to repair houses, buy household items. Therefore, the board of directors also propagates and mobilizes everyone in the company to actively support through the Fatherland Front Committee, local organizations where they live with the heart of "mutual love". Each act of sharing not only helps people overcome immediate difficulties, but also spreads solidarity, affirming the social responsibility of the enterprise".

"The Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee determined to support people affected by storms and floods with the motto of being the fastest, most timely, at the highest level possible, close to the actual conditions and needs of the affected people. The contributions and support of collectives and individuals are always valuable resources to help people in disaster-affected areas quickly overcome difficulties, restore production, and soon stabilize their lives" - Comrade Nguyen Thi Ha, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee.

Although many schools in the province were flooded and many students had to temporarily stop going to school, the Bac Ninh Education sector still made efforts to overcome difficulties to maintain teaching and learning. It is truly admirable that teachers in areas not heavily affected by floods saved part of their salaries, brought clothes, books, and school supplies to give to their colleagues. Many students reduced their breakfast money, broke their piggy banks to get money to support their friends in the flood areas. In just a short time, voluntary donation activities have spread widely. The whole sector mobilized more than 2 billion VND to support people in the flood areas. This is an activity with profound humanitarian meaning, both sharing with people affected by floods and educating students about compassion.

In addition to cash donations from agencies, units and individuals, many organizations and volunteer groups in the province have also actively carried out activities to donate necessities and food. The Phoenix Charity Club (Yen Dung Ward) under the Provincial Red Cross Society has mobilized emergency support for isolated people in Bo Ha, Yen The, Xuan Luong and Xuan Cam communes.

Women of Yen The commune receive necessities from sponsors to send to people in flooded areas. Photo: Mai Toan.

Mr. Nguyen Binh Minh, Chairman of the Club shared: "In the condition of traffic disruption, we still arrange the most flexible plans to support food for people, not leaving any family behind in the flood."

Storms and floods pass, but human love remains

These days, Party committees, authorities, Fatherland Front and socio -political organizations in the province have carried out many practical and cost-saving activities to support people affected by natural disasters. With the motto "whoever has something to help, those who have a lot contribute a lot, those who have a little contribute a little", after only a few days of launching the support campaign, the Fatherland Front Committee of Bac Ninh province has received more than 5.7 billion VND and a lot of food, foodstuffs and goods. From mobilized resources, the Fatherland Front Committee of the province plans to support people in flood-affected areas both inside and outside the province.

People of Xuan Cam commune prepare lunch for the force on duty to prevent and fight natural disasters.

The Bac Ninh Provincial Fatherland Front Committee quickly deployed mobilization and reception work, creating an emergency relief network that spread throughout the affected areas. Relief distribution and allocation activities were carried out urgently and transparently, ensuring that necessities reached people in need in time. In the midst of the storm No. 11, leaders of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and the Provincial Red Cross visited, encouraged and supported 15 million VND to the family of Mr. Ha Van Khoat, Chua Ha village, My Thai commune, who unfortunately met with the accident.

Women's Union members of Da Mai ward prepare food supplies for the force on flood prevention duty.

In addition to the financial support through the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, many philanthropists and people in the province also promptly transported necessities and directly supported the flood control task force and people in flooded localities. On the night of October 7, the Women's Union of Da Mai ward organized the pounding of shrimp and the making of sticky rice to supply the task force to overcome the landslide at the foot of the dike at Tan Thanh residential group and the Trang culvert pumping station of the ward.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Ha, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee said: “The Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Standing Committee is determined to support people affected by storms and floods with the motto of being the fastest, most timely, at the highest level possible, close to the actual conditions and needs of the affected people. The contributions and support of collectives and individuals are always valuable resources to help people in disaster-affected areas quickly overcome difficulties, restore production, and soon stabilize their lives.”

Article and photos: Duy Minh

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