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OVs in Europe raise funds for flood victims in central region

Vietnamese in the Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine have offered support for flood victims in the central region.
OVs in Europe raise funds for flood victims in central region ảnh 1Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic donate to the fund for flood victims in Vietnam's central region (Photo: VNA)

Prague (VNA) – Vietnamese in theCzech Republic, Poland and Ukraine have offered support for flood victims inthe central region.

The Vietnamese association in the CzechRepublic handed over more than 1.6 billion VND (68,840 USD) to seven centrallocalities.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech RepublicThai Xuan Dung said that the assistance shows the sentiments and responsibilityof overseas Vietnamese for their compatriots at home.

President of the Union of VietnameseAssociations in Europe Hoang Dinh Thang noted that Vietnamese people in Europe,particularly in the Czech Republic, have actively joined fundraising campaignsto support flood victims in the central region.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese community inPoland raised over 1.3 billion VND during a campaign to help affected peopleovercome flood consequences.

A delegation of the Vietnamese associationin Poland led by its vice president Nguyen Viet Trieu paid a visit to and presentedthe aid to support the repair of schools and roads in the four provinces of HaTinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Ukraine joinedhands with Vietnamese associations in the country to launch a fundraisingcampaign to support flood-hit residents. Nearly 17,430 USD was raised after 11days of the campaign./.

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