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Vietnam News Agency assists flood victims

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee received 100 million VND (4,400 USD) worth of donation from the Vietnam News Agencyto support flood victims.
Vietnam News Agency assists flood victims ảnh 1Nhon Hoa ward in An Nhon town, Binh Dinh submerged by floodwater (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – President of the VietnamFatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received 100 millionVND (4,400 USD) worth of donation from the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to supportflood victims in the south central and Central Highlands regions.

Addressing the event onJanuary 9, VNA Director General Nguyen Duc Loi expected the donation wouldreach the recipients before the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

This is the second time VNA staff has donated to people affected by floods. Previously,VNA had delivered 310 million VND (13,640 USD) to flood victims in the centreregion.

Nhan said that all fundingwill be used to help build shelters for flood victims ahead of the upcomingTet.

He said the VFF welcomesany support in Vietnam and abroad toward the community.

The same day, the VFFCentral Committee also received 1,180 EUR from Vietnamese expatriates in Dillingen,Germany.

The committee has so farcollected donation worth 12 billion VND (528,000 USD) for the two regions.

Also on January 9, the VFFprovincial committee in the south central province of Khanh Hoa added to itsfund for flood victims 200 million VND (8,800 USD) from the Phu Khanh petroland oil company.

It said a total of ninebillion VND (396,000 USD) have been donated by 140 organisations in Vietnam andabroad.

In the last two months of2016, Khanh Hoa borne the brunt of four heavy floods, claiming nine lives andcausing damage worth over 924 billion VND (40.65 million USD).-VNA  

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