Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Embassy ofVietnam in Cambodia on October 20 held a ceremony to raise funds for flood-hitresidents in the northern mountainous and north central provinces of the homecountry.
The event was attended by staff members of theembassy, representative agencies, businesses and Vietnamese students inCambodia. A working delegation of the Vietnam Television led by its General DirectorTran Binh Minh also joined the fund-raising ceremony.
Vice Secretary of the embassy’s PartyCommittee Ho Van Dinh called on the participants to donate money to aidaffected people, helping them to overcome flood consequences and stabilisetheir lives.
In response tothe call, the embassy’s staff donated at least one-day salary while members of Vietnameserepresentative agencies, businesses and students also contributed cash to supportflood victims.
Continuous downpours from October 10 triggeredfloods and landslides in Vietnam’s northern and north central regions, causinghuge losses in humans and property.
Up to 75 people were killed, 38 injured and 28others went missing. More than 2,600 households were forced to evacuate.-VNA