The aid included VND 4 billion (USD 162,568) from the Chinese Business Association in Vietnam, nearly BHT 2 million (USD 60,740) from the Thai Government, USD 1 million from India's Adani Group, VND 2 billion from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and VND 19.3 billion from the Vietnamese associations in Angola, Belarus, Laos, Thailand, Japan, Russia, Australia, Cambodia, China, Mongolia, USA, Hong Kong (China), Macau (China), the Czech Republic, and Ukraine.
Addressing the ceremony, Chien said he is moved when receiving the support for the storm victims, and expressed gratitude to the donors, pledging to use the fund to directly assist the affected communities in an effective, transparent, and open manner under the supervision of the people and society.
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President of the Vietnam Fatherland Central Committee Do Van Chien (R) receives token of fund raised among OVs abroad for storm-hit people from Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairwoman of the State Committee for OV Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang. |
According to Chien, Typhoon Yagi hit 26 localities in the northern region, especially Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Hai Phong, and Quang Ninh. It killed and left missing 356 people and injured thousands others, while destroying tens of thousands of houses, and hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops.
Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from armed forces have been mobilized to support affected people to overcome the storm's consequences, he said, adding that the VFF has called for support from businesses, collectives, and individuals at home and abroad as well as international friends for the affected communities.
He cited a preliminary report as showing that 10 days after the call, the VFF Central Committee's Relief Board received more than VND 1.62 trillion from donors, and VND 1.03 billion from the amount has been distributed to 26 localities.
He stressed that in hard times, the tradition of solidarity and mutual support of Vietnamese people has been promoted strongly.
Chien said that currently, fund-raising activities have been continuously carried out among the overseas Vietnamese community. As of September 20, over VND 31 billion had been collected, of which VND 21 billion has been sent home.
Earlier on September 13, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs handed over more than VND 600 million to the VFF Central Committee.
Source: VNA