(VOVworld) -  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Saturday decided to allocate 2,000 tons of rice to the south central province of Binh Dinh, which has suffered heavy losses due to recent floods.

Flooding in Binh Dinh province. (Photo: VNA)

In an urgent official dispatch, the PM requested the Ministry of Finance to allocate 2,000 tons of rice from the national reserves to flood-hit residents in the province.

The provincial People’s Committee of Binh Dinh is responsible for promptly distributing the rice to the affected people.