Many people in Nghe An Province have donated money to low-income people who have to return home from Ho Chi Minh City by motorbikes.
People are given some money as gift after returning home in Nghe An Province from Ho Chi Minh City
The people who left HCM City and rode motorbikes for over 1,000km to Nghe An's Ben Thuy Ward were moved by the support they received at home. At the checkpoints, they were given drinks, food, and even cash.
Nguyen Duy Cuong, party secretary of Ben Thuy Ward, is the first one to donate cash at the checkpoint. Then a resident, Ngan Vu, donated VND30m (USD1,300) to help the returnees. Since then, many other local people have also donated cash at the checkpoints. 47-year-old Dinh Thu Hien said her family had donated VND100m. Each returnee was given VND500,000 (USD22).
Nguyen Duy Cuong, party secretary of Ben Thuy Ward, is the first one to donate cash at the checkpoint
Phan Hung Son from Vinh City said, "Seeing the parents carrying their children and belonging on small motorbikes, we understand the hardships they have to face so we worked together to give the returnees between VND200,000 and VND500,000 each."
Hien, another resident in Vinh City said she was able to call hundreds of millions of VND.
"A friend living in Australia sent VND100m to help. Many people in HCM City and Australia sent me over VND400m. My friends encouraged me to continue the work and will send more support if necessary," she said.
