On the morning of October 20, 2024, a delegation from National Economics University (NEU) presented residents affected by Typhoon No. 3 (Yagi) in At Thuong Village, Minh Xuan Commune, Luc Yen District, Yen Bai Province (the site of a hillside landslide that completely buried eight houses and killed 10 residents) with more than VND 100 million to help address the typhoon’s aftermath.

The site of the landslide that buried eight houses and claimed the lives of 10 residents – Photo: Minh Xuan Commune People’s Committee

The University delegation included Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the NEU Trade Union; MSc. Hoang Thi Hong Dinh, Deputy Chief of the Office of the Party Committee and Mass Organizations; MSc. Luong Viet Anh, Vice Dean of the Faculty of In-service Education; and members of the Executive Committee of the NEU Trade Union.

Welcoming the delegation on behalf of the Minh Xuan Commune People’s Committee were La Van Quang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Commune People’s Committee; Dinh Hong Canh, Vice Chairman of the Commune People’s Committee; Hoang Thi Doanh, Vice Principal of Hoa Hue Kindergarten; Vu Bung Giang, Vice Principal of Minh Xuan Primary School; Vu Thi Thuy Ninh, a teacher at Nguyen Thai Hoc Lower Secondary School; officials from departments and agencies; representatives of families that had lost loved ones, property and homes to Typhoon No. 3; students from families facing financial hardship; and residents of At Thuong Village.

Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the NEU Trade Union, expresses sympathy to representatives of eight households for their loss of life and property

At the site where a landslide and flash flood swept through At Thuong Village, Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong, on behalf of NEU’s faculty and staff, expressed sympathy to families in the village that had suffered loss of life and property in the aftermath of Typhoon No. 3 (Yagi).

Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong and delegation members present relief gifts to representatives of families that lost loved ones and property, schools, disadvantaged households eligible for preferential social policies, and poor students facing particularly difficult circumstances

Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong said: “NEU is a higher education institution that has always taken the lead in collective efforts to support the community and the sustainable development of society. Recently, several localities, including At Thuong Village in Minh Xuan Commune, suffered severe damage from Typhoon Yagi. In a spirit of mutual support and compassion, and in keeping with the saying ‘the intact leaves shelter the torn ones,’ the University’s public employees and workers have joined forces to help ease some of the burden on residents of provinces affected by storms and floods in general, and residents of At Thuong Village, Minh Xuan Commune, in particular. We hope they will soon overcome their difficulties and losses and restore stability to their lives.”

Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong presents a commemorative gift from the University to the Commune People’s Committee

Also at the meeting, La Van Quang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Minh Xuan Commune People’s Committee, on behalf of At Thuong Village residents, sincerely thanked NEU’s faculty and staff, alumni of Cohort 32, and people across the country for their care and material and emotional support.

La Van Quang said that following the disaster, the local authorities mobilized the entire political system and available resources to help residents stabilize their lives as soon as possible. In particular, they conducted search and rescue operations, ensured essential supplies, and restored production and business activities, gradually resuming activities and carrying out assigned political tasks.

Article and photos: NEU Trade Union & Department of Communications

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