Vietnamese in Japan, Canada send aid to typhoon victims back home

Representatives from Vietnamese Embassy and associations in Japan at the meeting to review the donation campaign to support typhoon victims. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI - Vietnamese people in Japan and Canada have provided support to people at home who were affected by Typhoon Yagi.

The Union of Vietnamese Associations in Japan on September 20 announced that it and the Vietnamese Embassy there raised over VNĐ3.6 billion (US$146,000) to support Yagi victims.

Speaking at an event held on September 20 to review the campaign, Nguyễn Đức Minh - Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy - affirmed that the support shows the solidarity, tradition of sharing, sentiments, and responsibilities of overseas Vietnamese people.

Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Chairman of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Japan, said individuals and organisations paid much attention to the campaign. Representatives of some Vietnamese associations in Japan had been directly participating in relief activities in localities in Việt Nam, Sơn said.

Meanwhile, on the occasion of the 79th National Day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on September 20 launched a campaign to support Yagi victims.

At the event, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rob Oliphant announced Canada's aid of CA$560,000 (over US$412,000) to support people in Việt Nam's northern localities to overcome the losses.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese community in Canada has raised CA$3,800 and VNĐ193 million in support of the victims, while the Vietnam-Canada Business Association also pledged CA$10,000. The association's Vancouver chapter is also organising additional fundraising. VNS