Relief aid is presented to households in Ha Nam province. (Photo: VNA)
In response to the appeal from the Presidium of the VFF Central Committee, various agencies, businesses, organisations and individuals have contributed to the relief efforts. The Central Relief Committee has swiftly disbursed two rounds of aid, totalling 1,035 billion VND, to the affected cities and provinces.
The distribution of funds has been meticulously planned to address the most pressing needs. Lao Cai province received the largest allocation of 180 billion VND, followed by Yen Bai province with 130 billion VND, Cao Bang and Lang Son provinces each 80 billion VND, Tuyen Quang and Pho Tho provinces 55 billion VND apiece.
The remaining localities include Bac Giang and Quang Ninh provinces and Hai Phong city each receiving 50 billion VND; Son La and Bac Kan each 40 billion VND, Thai Nguyen and Hoa Binh each 30 billion VND, Hung Yen and Ha Giang each 25 billion VND; Dien Bien, Thai Binh and Hai Duong each 20 billion VND; and Lai Chau 15 billion VND.
Hanoi was allocated 10 billion VND, while Vinh Phuc, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Bac Ninh each secured 5 billion VND.
The list of donors will be regularly updated and publicised through the mass media.
After the launching ceremony in Malaysia on September 12, the Vietnamese Embassy collected over 33 million VND (nearly 1,350 USD).
The Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association and liaison committees of Vietnamese in the country have published the embassy's call for support on their fanpages. The donation campaign will last until September 21.
Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Sy Cuong donates to support flood victims in the homeland. (Photo: VNA)
In Germany, Vietnamese expats donated nearly 25,500 EUR (nearly 28,280 USD) within the day the donation campaign was launched (September 11), according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany.
Many associations across Germany are continuing to carry out fund-raising activities to support flood victims in the homeland.
Meanwhile, the total amount of money donated to flood victims at launching programmes for donations in Algeria and Hungary was nearly 40 million VND (about 1,630 USD).
The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia launched a donation campaign on September 13, raising more than 30,000 USD in just a few hours.
In Cambodia, the Vietnamese embassy has received nearly 40,000 USD contributed by organisations and individuals following the launch of the donation campaign on September 13.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka, Japan, reported that Vietnamese organisations and individuals in Japan contributed around 850 million VND (over 34,600 USD) right at the ceremony to launch the donation campaign.
Donation activities will continue in the coming days. The donations will be sent to the homeland as soon as possible to promptly deliver to people in flood-affected areas.
Practical spiritual and material assistance is expected to ease pain and loss of flood victims, helping them quickly restore production and stabilise their lives./.
Source: VNA
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