Donation campaign launched in Singapore to support Yagi-hit victims

Boats and aquaculture rafts in Quảng Yên Town in the northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh are damaged. VNA/VNS Photo

SINGAPORE — In response to the appeal of the Presidium of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on Sunday launched a campaign to raise funds to support people who were affected by Typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods in the homeland.

Head of the liaison board of the Vietnamese community in Singapore Tạ Thuỳ Liên said that overseas Vietnamese in Singapore paid much attention to the campaign and spread relevant information.

Meanwhile, according to the Singaporean Embassy in Việt Nam, the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has announced a grant of 50,000 SGD (around US$38,600) to support the ongoing humanitarian efforts of the Việt Nam Red Cross (VNRC). A response team from the SRC is scheduled to come to Việt Nam to support the relief operations.

A group of Singaporean businesses in Việt Nam named "SG Community Cares" pledged to contribute VNĐ1.5 billion (over $61,000) to support relief and recovery efforts.

Wilmar, a Singaporean company with long-standing presence in Việt Nam, is launching an initiative that aims to raise $400,000 to provide relief aid for storm victims in areas that were hit hard by the typhoon, especially in the northeastern province of Quảng Ninh.

The Temasek Foundation in Singapore also announced that it will soon deliver aid to the northern province of Lào Cai and Hải Phòng City, and coordinate to provide fresh water in Thái Nguyên Province.

As of 5pm on Monday, Typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods and landslides had left 329 people dead or missing in Việt Nam, including 291 fatalities, and 1,922 others injured. — VNS