The Vietnamese people community in the Czech Republic on October 19 held a ceremony to raise fund for flood victims back in Vietnam’s central region.

VOV.VN - Local footballers have joined citizens nationwide to raise funds in an effort to support the victims of recent flooding which has hit central Vietnam.

Through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japanese government is assisting flood victims in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue with 50 water purifiers and 250 plastic mattresses, helping ease difficulties the victims are suffering, the JICA said on October 19.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain in the central region over the past two days has caused floodwater to rise at a rapid pace, negatively impacting the daily lives of local people.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 18 offered sympathies to his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on the heavy human and property losses caused by serious floods in the country.

VOV.VN - Many areas throughout the Mekong Delta region were affected by rising tides, in addition to floodwater from the Mekong river, on October 18, with further flooding expected in the coming two days.

Newest carrier Bamboo Airways begins to carry relief goods to flood-hit victims in the central region free-of-charge starting from October 19, a representative of the airline has said.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain and floods in central Vietnam over the past few days have left at least 61 dead and four missing, while water levels in the region’s major rivers are swelling up again.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Relief Board launched a campaign on October 17 calling for donations to be made to residents suffering the effects of flooding in the nation’s central region.

The National Assembly Standing Committee, NA Office and NA agencies launched a campaign in Hanoi on October 16 to call for donations to residents hit by floods in the central region.