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Embassy in Netherlands raises funds for flood-hit victims

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.
Embassy in Netherlands raises funds for flood-hit victims ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam to theNetherlands held a charity event on November 12 to raise funds for peoplerecently affected by storms and floods in Vietnam.

The event attracted the participation of Vietnamesediplomats, expats and students living in the Netherlands.

Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo Thi Hoasaid the embassy has initiated the fundraising since early November to sharedifficulties with flood-hit victims back home. Since then, the embassy hasreceived donations from Vietnamese expats and students from across theNetherlands in different forms, she noted.

Hoa also added that she was very touched by the expats’solidarity and love towards the homeland.

According to the ambassador, the money raised, worthnearly 4,000 EUR, will be transferred to the State Committee for OverseasVietnamese Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and later sent to thevictims to help them return to normal life.-VNA
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