NGOs pledge to aid victims of typhoon Ketsana
Overseas non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Hanoi have
pledged to grant aid of 2.8 million USD and 20 tonnes of rice to the
victims of typhoon Ketsana, the ninth storm of the year so far.
Overseas non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Hanoi have
pledged to grant aid of 2.8 million USD and 20 tonnes of rice to the
victims of typhoon Ketsana, the ninth storm of the year so far.
Most of the money will be used to repair the local infrastructures of the 12 central and Highland provinces hit by the storm, the NGOs said in a meeting in Hanoi on October 6.
After the storm, which killed over 160 people and injured 630 others, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and several NGOs sent representatives to the disaster-hit areas, said Don Tuan Phong, head of the VUFO People's Aid Coordinating Committee.
The VUFO also called on organisations to help people in the affected provinces overcome their difficulties and get back to normal, he added.
On October 5, the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos raised more than 100 million VND to help the victims, which will be sent to Vietnam as soon as possible.
On the same day, the Association of Vietnamese Students in China launched a campaign called “For our fellow citizens in the central region” to collect funds on behalf of the victims./.
Most of the money will be used to repair the local infrastructures of the 12 central and Highland provinces hit by the storm, the NGOs said in a meeting in Hanoi on October 6.
After the storm, which killed over 160 people and injured 630 others, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and several NGOs sent representatives to the disaster-hit areas, said Don Tuan Phong, head of the VUFO People's Aid Coordinating Committee.
The VUFO also called on organisations to help people in the affected provinces overcome their difficulties and get back to normal, he added.
On October 5, the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos raised more than 100 million VND to help the victims, which will be sent to Vietnam as soon as possible.
On the same day, the Association of Vietnamese Students in China launched a campaign called “For our fellow citizens in the central region” to collect funds on behalf of the victims./.
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