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Vietnamese abroad support flood victims in homeland

Fund-raising programmes to support flood victims in the central region were launched by the Vietnamese embassies in Russia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Germany.
Vietnamese abroad support flood victims in homeland ảnh 1At the fund-raising programme at the Vietnamese embassy in Russia (Photo:VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) – Fund-raising programmes to supportflood victims in the central region were launched by the Vietnamese embassiesin Russia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Germany. 

Speaking at the launching ceremony on October 20, VietnameseAmbassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh highlighted the significance of the activity.

He called on the embassy’s staff and Vietnamese living andworking in the country to support the programme, contributing to helping residentshit by floods in the central region overcome consequences of natural disastersand soon stabilise their lives.

Before the fund-raising programme was launched in Russia,many volunteer groups were formed across the country to call for assistance forflood victims, raising a total of over 456 million VND (over 19,650 USD). 

The campaigns to raise funds for flood-hit people in Vietnamhave been expanded in Russia. 

Meanwhile, the Vietnam Embassy in Singapore has establishedunits to directly receive donations from organisations and individuals in thecountry, as well as provide addresses in Vietnam so that donors can send theirdonations to.

Similar activities have been organised in the RoK andGermany, demonstrating the sentiments of overseas Vietnamese towards floodvictims at home./. 
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