Hanoi (VNA) –Leaders of Mongolia and Cambodia have sent their sympathies to VietnameseParty, State and Government leaders, and people over the losses from storms andflooding in central Vietnam.
Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga extended his sympathies to Party General Secretary andState President Nguyen Phu Trong.
Meanwhile, CambodianPrime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen sent his sympathies to hisVietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, in which the Cambodian leader said hewas saddened to hear that many people had been killed or are missing, whilecrops and property have been severely damaged by recent floods in the centralregion, especially in Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Tri provinces which were hit byfloods and landslides caused by Storms Linpha and Nangka.
He expressed his deepestcondolences to the Government and people of Vietnam over the severe losses,saying he believes that under the leadership of PM Phuc, Vietnam will soonovercome the consequences of the natural disasters.
PM Hun Sen alsosincerely thanked PM Phuc for his sympathies to Cambodia over the recentdamage caused by heavy rains and widespread flooding.
On the occasion, MongolianForeign Minister Nyamtserengiin Enkhtaivan, Cambodian Minister of ForeignAffairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, and Foreign Minister of theRepublic of Korea (RoK) Kang Kyung-wha also sent letters of sympathies to theirVietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh.
Since October 6,downpours from Storms Linpha and Nangka have caused record flooding and seriouslandslides on a wide scale in the central region. As of October 25, the deathtoll had reached 130, with 18 still missing. Some 7 million people have beenaffected.
Storms Saudel and Molavemade landfall in the region on October 25 and October 28, respectively./.
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