Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper has established a fund to support residents in north-central Vietnam, whose lives have been devastated by Typhoon Doksuri.

The tropical storm, which was considered the strongest to hit Vietnam in the past decade, made landfall in the north-central region on Friday afternoon, packing winds at 103 to 133km an hour and squalls at up to 183km per hour.

Provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue were directly impacted by the storm, among which Ha Tinh and Quang Binh Provinces were hit the hardest.

Reports have showed that four people had been killed and 21 others injured by Doksuri.

Over 121,200 houses were damaged and hundreds of thousands of residents lost their homes to the storm.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has visited the affected residents in Nghe An and Ha Tinh Provinces, urging authorities to promptly deal with the consequences and stabilize the lives of local people.

Repairs have also been carried out at local schools so that students can resume their studies soon.

Tuoi Tre’s editorial board on Saturday decided to provide an emergency support package worth VND500 million (US$ 21,962) for the victims in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh.

The money will be given to 100 families that suffer the most.

Readers can also contribute to the efforts from Sunday, September 17.

Schools are damaged by the storm in the north-central province of Quang Binh. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Donations can be made directly at the headquarters of Tuoi Tre at 60A Hoang Van Thu Street, Ward 9, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Anyone who wants to help can also come to the newspaper’s representative offices in other provinces and cities at the following addresses:

In Hanoi: 72A Thuy Khe Street, Tay Ho District

In Hai Phong City: 10/81 An Da Street, Ngo Quyen District

In Nghe An Province: 158 Dinh Cong Trang Street, Vinh City

In Da Nang City: 9 Tran Phu Street

In Hue City: 61 To Huu Street, Xuan Phu Ward

In Binh Dinh Province: 31 Nguyen Cong Tru Street, Le Hong Phong Ward, Quy Nhon City

In Khanh Hoa Province: 64 Le Dai Hanh Street, Nha Trang City

In Dak Lak Province: 181 Hai Ba Trung Street, Buon Ma Thuot City

In Lam Dong Province: 8 Hoang Van Thu Street, Da Lat City

In Dong Nai Province: E3 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Quang Vinh Ward, Bien Hoa City

In Tien Giang Province: 171 Tet Mau Than Street, Ward 4, My Tho City

In Can Tho City: 95 Ngo Quyen Street

Those living in Vietnam who wish to transfer their support can wire the money to Tuoi Tre’s bank account No. 113000006100 at VietinBank, Branch 3, Ho Chi Minh City.

Overseas donors can transfer the money to the newspaper via Vietcombank Ho Chi Minh City at account No. 007.137.0195.845 (for US$), or 007.114.0373.054 (for euro), SWIFT code: BFTVVNVX007.

The description of the transfer should state ‘ung ho dong bao cac tinh mien Trung’ (support for residents in central Vietnam).

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