More aid sent to flood survivors in central Vietnam from overseas

Vietnamese people and international friends from all over the world continue to make donations to help survivors of the historic floods in central Vietnam over the last several days.
More aid sent to flood survivors in central Vietnam from overseas ảnh 1The Embassy of Vietnam in Buenos Aires, Argentina holds an event on November 7 to call for donations for the flood victims (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese people andinternational friends from all over the world continue to make donationsto help survivors of the historic floods in central Vietnam over the last severaldays.

In Argentina, the Embassy of Vietnam in Buenos Aires held an event on November 7 to call for donations for the flood victims from itsstaff as well those working for Vietnamese representative offices and theirfamily.

Speaking at the event, Ambassador Duong Quoc Thanh said Argentinais so far away from Vietnam and the Vietnamese society here is relativelysmall, but its contributions still hold a big meaning as they demonstrate thelove and responsibility toward their Vietnamese fellows in the central regionwho are struggling to make ends meet because of the natural disaster.

In Italy, the Embassy of Vietnam, the Italy-Vietnam MutualAssistance Association and the Vietnamese Students Association in Italy haveteamed up to launch an appeal calling for donations for flood-stricken people.

The Italy-Vietnam Mutual Assistance Association has raisedmore than 4,000 EUR and nearly 10 million VND (about 5,180 USD in total) aftertwo weeks, said Chairman Tran Minh Chau.

The appeal will last until November 15 and then the moneyraised will be sent to Vietnam to financially support the repair ofkindergartens, schools and medical stations damaged by the flooding, Chau said.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy has so far raised about1,000 EUR while the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam has also launched asimilar event to seek aid for the flood survivors.

Nguyen Thanh Vinh, First Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassyin Italy, said the fundraising events have received attention and encouragementfrom not only Vietnamese expats but also Italian parents adopting Vietnamesechildren.

The embassy has maintained close contact with these familieswho had also made contributions to Da Nang Hospital severely affected by theresurgence of COVID-19 in the central city of Da Nang in July, he said, addingthat the number of Italian family adopting Vietnamese children now reachedabout 400.

In Vientiane, Secretary of the Lao People's RevolutionaryYouth Union (LPRYU)’s Central Committee Alounxai Sounnalath on November 6 handedover 41 million LAK (4,420 USD) to Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hungto help Vietnam address consequences of the record flooding.

Ambassador Hung expressed thanks towards the gesture of Laopeople, given that Laos itself has also been hit by widespread flooding which causedserious damages in eight districts of Savannakhet. It shows the specialfriendship and solidarity between the two countries, he said, adding that thefinancial aid will soon reach affected households in Vietnam./.
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