VOV.VN - The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has pledged a total of SGD 250,000 (US$190,000) to support Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in five regional countries, including Vietnam, in repose to recent severe weather events across the region.
Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 30 sent messages of condolences to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto following reports of unusual natural disasters that triggered severe floods and landslides across several areas of Sumatra, leaving hundreds dead or missing.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his working delegation on November 29 evening held a hybrid meeting with the four south central provinces of Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, and Gia Lai regarding flood response and recovery efforts.
VOV.VN - Experts stress that flood management is not the responsibility of a single sector and advocate for an integrated operations center combining meteorology, hydrology, urban planning, transportation, and agriculture data.
VOV.VN - Vietnam has so far received nearly US$16 million in emergency relief along with essential supplies from foreign governments and international organisations to support communities affected by recent severe floods and disasters, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Japan on November 25 launched a fundraising campaign calling on the Vietnamese community in Japan to support their compatriots in central provinces affected by recent torrential rains and floods.
VOV.VN - U22 Vietnam may play their men’s football group-stage fixtures in Bangkok instead of Songkhla, Thai media reported, as historic flooding has left the southern province unfit to host and raised concerns over potential disease risks.
VOV.VN - Following historic floods, many foreign volunteers have joined local teams to help clean up the beaches of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province, which were buried under debris swept down from upstream.
VOV.VN - The European Union (EU) has delivered emergency assistance worth EUR850,000 to help Vietnam cope with the aftermath of recent storms and floods, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
VOV.VN - As historic floods devastate Vietnam’s central provinces, an extraordinary outpouring of solidarity has swept across the nation, with communities from north to south mobilising day and night to support those in need.