The Vietnam Red Cross Society Central Committee said it has offered relief aid worth over VND476 million to flood-hit households in the central provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Quang Nam.

As many as 250 packages of household necessities and 11 packages of water purification tablets worth over VND194 million were delivered to Quang Binh, while similar goods worth more than VND130 million were transported to Quang Tri and goods worth VND152 million were offered to Quang Nam.

The Red Cross Society in Quang Binh has set up many working groups to approach the flood-hit areas and provide them with foodstuff and necessities.

Floods caused by torrential rain during the past few days have left at least 17 dead and 13 missing in central Vietnam. The central coast is based for another tropical low depression which is forecast to strengthen into a new storm in the coming days.