Samsung Vietnam on October 14 donated VND10 billion (over US$379,000) to help residents in flood-hit provinces overcome the consequences of recent storms, responding to the appeal of the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.
As of 5 p.m. on October 11, individuals, agencies, and organisations had pledged a total of VND907.45 billion (US$34.45 million) through the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to support victims of natural disasters.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on October 9 held a donation ceremony to support people in northern and central provinces of Vietnam who have been severely affected by recent storms and floods, in response to the call from the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee.
VOV.VN - A total of VND4.2 billion was donated to flood victims in the central region at a national concert held at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi on the evening of August 26.
VOV.VN - The Rescue Department under the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army is expected to carry out four additional helicopter sorties on July 25 to transport relief supplies to flood-stricken communities in Nghe An province, one of the areas hardest hit by typhoon Wipha.
A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on October 10 to receive donations from Cambodian organisations and individuals to support Vietnamese people severely impacted by recent natural disasters.
The Federation of Vietnamese Associations in Germany has raised over EUR200,887 (US$220,000) among the community in the country to support people affected by Typhoon Yagi in the homeland.
Over the past few days, Vietnamese embassies and communities in Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Japan and Tanzania have launched donation drives to raise funds for people affected by typhoon Yagi at home.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) received a second batch of emergency relief supplies from Samaritan’s Purse, an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) focusing on humanitarian aid and community development, at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport on September 22.
VOV.VN - Individuals and collectives donated VND2.850 billion through an art programme jointly organised by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and Hanoi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper on September 17 in support of people hit by typhoon Yagi.