Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia and the United Kingdom and local Vietnamese societies there have been busy over the last several days raising funds for flood-stricken people in the central region.
The Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, the World Trade Organisation and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, held a fundraising event on October 27 to support flood-hit people in the central region of Vietnam.
VOV.VN - The EU has donated EUR1.3 million, equivalent to over VND35.6 billion, in critical humanitarian assistance to families who have been affected by severe flooding in central Vietnam since the beginning of October.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy and Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Malaysia have raised a total of VND600 million in an effort to support individuals affected by the recent historic flooding that has hit the central region.
VOV.VN - A cold spell is forecast to hit the country's northern provinces on the evening of October 28, bringing with it spells of rain coupled with lowering temperatures.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on October 26 launched a text message campaign to call for public support for flood victims in the central region.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on October 26 received representatives from UN agencies and international organisations that have supported flood victims in the central region.
VOV.VN - Military forces and relevant units have intensified their relief efforts as a means of helping the affected residents in the central region overcome the aftermath of the recent historic flooding.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked relevant units to swiftly mobilise all forces in a bid to overcome the aftermath of the severe flooding and landslides which have hit the central localities, and stabilise the lives of local people.
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total COVID-19 cases stay at 1,148 on October 23 as no new infections were recorded in the country, while recovered patients total 1,049, according to the Ministry of Health.