HANOI: Damage caused by Typhoon Matmo in Vietnam was estimated at more than 8.7 trillion Vietnamese dong (about US$330.3 million) as of Monday morning, said the Vietnam News Agency, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority, reported Xinhua.
The northern province of Thai Nguyen suffered the heaviest losses, estimated at 4 trillion Vietnamese dong (about US$151.9 million).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday approved an additional emergency relief package worth 400 billion Vietnamese dong (about US$15.2 million) from the central budget reserve for four provinces – Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang, Lang Son and Bac Ninh – to help address the aftermath of recent floods, local daily VnEconomy reported.
Last week, the Prime Minister had allocated 140 billion Vietnamese dong (about US$5.3 million) to the same localities.
According to the latest update from the Authority, floods triggered by Typhoon Matmo have so far left 16 people dead and injured 15 others. – BERNAMA-XINHUA
