The sum was raised in response to appeals of President ofthe VFF Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan to support victims of flood,drought and saline intrusion last year.
On January 19, a representative from the Radio theVoice of Vietnam (VOV) handed over 105 million VND (4,500 USD) to the VFF CentralCommittee in Hanoi on January 19 to aid flood-hit victims in the centralregion.
In the past,the VOV raised 621 million VND (27,000 USD) for the effort and called onindividuals and organisations to work together for the victims.
Speaking atthe event, Vice President and Secretary General of the VFF Central CommitteeTran Thanh Man pledged to transfer the sum to the victims as soon as possibleahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year.
He said last year, the country incurred lossesfrom disasters, including the marine environment incident./.