Overseas Vietnamese continue to raise funds for flood victims

The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia receives the donation of over 17,000 EUR (US$19,000) for people affected by typhoon Yagi at home. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI – Over the past few days, Vietnamese embassies and communities in Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Japan and Tanzania have launched donation drives to raise funds for people affected by Typhoon Yagi at home.

As of September 20, the Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia had collected over EUR17,000 (US$19,000) just one week after the campaign was launched in response to the appeals of Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm, the Presidium of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn.

The Vietnamese Embassies in Poland and the Czech Republic have raised over VNĐ1 billion ($40,642) and VNĐ3.3 billion, respectively.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Tanzania launched a fundraising campaign on Saturday during which ambassador Vũ Thanh Huyền highlighted that the mutual love and support of those living far from the homeland would be a source of encouragement for compatriots suffering typhoon damage in the country.

Meanwhile, the total amount of donations, both cash and kind, from the Vietnamese community in Japan hit over VNĐ3.6 billion, which will be sent to competent agencies of Việt Nam to promptly deliver to people in need in the homeland. – VNS