Viet Nam: Quảng Ngãi village gets support to build flood-proof houses

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Located near the river, [a] village [in central Quảng Ngãi Province] floods at least three times per year. Each time, much of the property of the residents, including basic furniture, is lost.

However, the government’s programme to help impoverished households build flood-resistant houses has changed the lives of the villagers.

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The flood-resistant house has helped his family save their possessions and keep basic furniture to survive until the water recedes.

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Since the province was chosen to implement the programme as a trial, as many as 450 flood-resistant houses have been built.

[Hồ Kim Việt, a local official working to implement the programme] said local residents hoped the programme would expand to all households near the poverty line and those who just got out of poverty to help them avoid a relapse.

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