Vietnam offers financial, humanitarian aid to Nepal
(VOV) - Vietnam on May 1 announced US$50,000 in aid for Nepal, where more than 6,200 people have been killed and another 13,000 injured in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has left hundreds of thousands homeless.
The funds will be used for search-and-rescue operations, emergency shelter, clean water and sanitation, and other needs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
We expect to be doing more as and when called upon, the foreign Ministry statement said.
Vietnam has joined the many nations around the globe that have rushed to offer sympathy and assistance to help Nepal overcome the consequences of the most powerful quake to strike Nepal since 1934.
India was the first nation to respond to the call for support as it had sent armed forces to rescue victims within just a few hours of the quake.