Hanoi (VNA) – The UK government has decided to donate 500,000 GBP (650,500USD) for Vietnam to support flood-hit victims in the central region.
According to the UKEmbassy in Vietnam, the donation is part of the 1-million-GBP aid package forVietnam and the Philippines - the country has also been hit hard by recent storms.
The aid will betransferred to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies through theBritish Red Cross, helping to provide more accommodations, clean water and food, andsupport livelihoods for about 160,000 people affected by natural disasters inVietnam.
Speaking at the ceremony to announce the aid package, Minister for Asia at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & DevelopmentOffice Nigel Adams said the aid is expected to contribute to providing food,clean water and safe shelters for those in need most, while assisting the twonations in recovering from effects of catastrophic natural disasters.
UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward has expressed his sympathies over lossesof lives and assets caused by storms in Vietnam’s central region recently.
The aid willcontribute to efforts of the Vietnamese Government and localities in supportingcommunities affected by the natural disasters, he said.
Recently, Vietnam has been hit by four super typhoons that cause floods,landslides, and devastate infrastructure in the central region. The lives ofmore than 1.3 million people in the region are seriously affected, while nearly300,000 houses were flooded and damaged./.
Vietnamese expatriates in Laos and the Czech Republic have donated money to aid people in the central region, which has recently borne the brunt of severe flooding.
The total donation of Vietnamese in the Czech Republic to flood victims in the central region has exceeded 2 billion VND (90,000 USD) and is increasing day by day.
Ministries, agencies, individuals and organisations have so far donated 62 billion VND (2.69 million USD) to flood-hit victims in the central and Central Highlands regions.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on August 17 carried 2.5 tonnes of goods raised by the Vu A Dinh scholarship fund to flood-hit victims in the northern provinces of Son La and Yen Bai on August 17.
Lao President Bounnhang Vorachth sent a message of sympathy to President Tran Dai Quang over the recent devastating flood that caused heavy losses in both human lives and property.
The Embassy of Vietnam to the Netherlands held a charity event on November 12 to raise funds for people recently affected by storms and floods in Vietnam.
Newest carrier Bamboo Airways begins to carry relief goods to flood-hit victims in the central region free-of-charge starting from October 19, a representative of the airline has said.
A working delegation from the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VCS)’s Hanoi chapter handed over cash and necessities to residents hit by the recent flooding in Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.
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Flooding in Vietnam's central region (Photo: VNA) 
