The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic have raised over VND5 billion (US$190,000) to support people affected by recent storms in response to the appeals from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese.

The Office of the Party Central Committee launched a fundraising drive in Hanoi on October 2 to support residents in areas ravaged by Typhoon Bualoi, aiming to help them stabilise their lives.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on September 20 received support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, diplomatic missions, and foreign enterprises to people affected by recent Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods in some northern localities.

President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society Central Committee Bui Thi Hoa visited and handed relief to victims hit by the recent storm in Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai.