Hanoi (VNA) – Leaders of Egypt and Germany have extended their sympathiesto Vietnamese leaders over the heavy property and human losses caused by recentfloods and landslides in the central region.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi sent a message of sympathies to PartyGeneral Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.
German Chancellor Angela Markel delivered a message of sympathies to PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
In the message, she expressed her deepest condolences tothe Prime Minister and people of Vietnam, and wished the injured a healthyrecovery.
A similar message of sympathies from Russian Foreign Minister S. Lavrov was alsodelivered to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Vietnam’s centre region was left devastated after bearing the brunt of sixstorms and tropical depressions in October. Since late September, 235 localpeople have been listed as dead and missing from storms and floods, which havealso caused estimated economic losses of about 17 trillion VND (735.25 millionUSD), according to a Government report to the National Assembly on November2./.