VOV.VN - The UK Government has pledged an additional GBP300,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts in Central Vietnam following recent storms and floods, the British Embassy in Hanoi announced in Hanoi on November 21.

VOV.VN - The Politburo and Secretariat have decided to set up five working groups, led by senior Party and State leaders, to continue inspecting, directing, and supervising flood recovery efforts in several central provinces.

VOV.VN - Central localities are rushing to overcome the aftermath of severe flooding, focusing on relief for areas still isolated by landslides and inundation, while simultaneously preparing response measures for the approaching typhoon Kalmaegi.

More than 110 Americans have donated more than US$28,000 so far in a charity campaign organised by Ronald L. Haeberle, whose photographs of the My Lai Massacre turned American public opinion against the war.