The aid, raised at a charitable music show in London on December 10, was handed over to Vietnamese Ambassador Trinh Duc Du on December 14.

Typhoon Durian, the 9^th storm hitting Vietnam so far this year, has killed 83 people and left 11 others missing, according to a recent report by the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control. It caused a total loss of more than VND7 trillion.

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has sent a message of condolences to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung, over great losses caused by Typhoon Durian.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar also sent a message to Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem to express his condolences to typhoon victims.