OVs in France help flood victims
The overseas Vietnamese (OV) community in France has donated almost EUR5,000 in support of flood victims in Vietnam’s central region.
At a fundraising event on November 24, former Deputy Chairman of the Association of Vietnamese People in France Nguyen Thanh Tong said that after receiving the information about the numerous storms hitting in the region this year, the association sent EUR2,000 home to help the victims overcome difficulties.
He said the money raised will be used to build a concrete school on a high location for local students, which can also act as a shelter for residents during floods.
In 2010, the association donated teaching aids worth more than EUR11,000 to needy students in flood-ravaged Ha Tinh province.