More foreign aid to typhoon Ketsana victims
The Norway Red Cross on Oct. 27 handed
over 400,000 USD to the Vietnam Red Cross to help Vietnamese victims of
typhoon Ketsana to overcome its aftermaths.
The Norway Red Cross on Oct. 27 handed
over 400,000 USD to the Vietnam Red Cross to help Vietnamese victims of
typhoon Ketsana to overcome its aftermaths.
Addressing the hand-over ceremony, the Norwegian Embassy to Vietnam’s First Secretary Thea Ottman said the Government and the Red Cross of Norway wished to join efforts to help lessen losses in human and property for Vietnamese people, who live in a region prone to natural calamities.
Praising the operation of the Vietnam Red Cross over the recent time, the Norway Red Cross’s Coordinator for Asia , Gideon Tesfai said this was also an occasion for the two countries’ Red Cross organisations to boost their cooperation.
According to Deputy President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Red Cross Doan Van Thai, the relief aid will be used to buy foods and essential goods and build houses for flood-hit families.
The Vietnam Red Cross also said the MasterCard Worldwide company has announced a 50,000 USD aid for the victims of typhoon Ketsana.
The aid is part of a 200,000 USD package the company gives to India , the Philippines , Indonesia and Vietnam to overcome storm and flood aftermaths.
Typhoon Ketsana, the ninth of its kind hitting Vietnam so far this year, in late September claimed 163 lives and caused heavy losses to the country’s central and Central Highlands localities.
In addition to the assistance from the Government and fellow-citizens, the localities also received aid from foreign governments, organisations and individuals which has amounted to 2.7 million USD.
The same day, the Vietnam Red Cross also received medical equipment worth 75,000 USD granted by the Japanese Embassy to Vietnam to help provide medical check-ups and treatment to poor people in remote and isolated areas, families benefiting the State’s preferential policies, Agent Orange victims and war victims in Vietnam./.
Addressing the hand-over ceremony, the Norwegian Embassy to Vietnam’s First Secretary Thea Ottman said the Government and the Red Cross of Norway wished to join efforts to help lessen losses in human and property for Vietnamese people, who live in a region prone to natural calamities.
Praising the operation of the Vietnam Red Cross over the recent time, the Norway Red Cross’s Coordinator for Asia , Gideon Tesfai said this was also an occasion for the two countries’ Red Cross organisations to boost their cooperation.
According to Deputy President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Red Cross Doan Van Thai, the relief aid will be used to buy foods and essential goods and build houses for flood-hit families.
The Vietnam Red Cross also said the MasterCard Worldwide company has announced a 50,000 USD aid for the victims of typhoon Ketsana.
The aid is part of a 200,000 USD package the company gives to India , the Philippines , Indonesia and Vietnam to overcome storm and flood aftermaths.
Typhoon Ketsana, the ninth of its kind hitting Vietnam so far this year, in late September claimed 163 lives and caused heavy losses to the country’s central and Central Highlands localities.
In addition to the assistance from the Government and fellow-citizens, the localities also received aid from foreign governments, organisations and individuals which has amounted to 2.7 million USD.
The same day, the Vietnam Red Cross also received medical equipment worth 75,000 USD granted by the Japanese Embassy to Vietnam to help provide medical check-ups and treatment to poor people in remote and isolated areas, families benefiting the State’s preferential policies, Agent Orange victims and war victims in Vietnam./.
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