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Red Cross Society of China supports Vietnamese flood victims

The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has presented 100,000 USD to help flood victims in Vietnam’s central region.
Red Cross Society of China supports Vietnamese flood victims ảnh 1At the ceremony (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The RedCross Society of China (RCSC) has presented 100,000 USD to help flood victimsin Vietnam’s central region.

Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam HongXiaoyong handed over the sum to the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) in Hanoi onJanuary 6.

It is the second time the RCSC hasoffered support to Vietnamese flood victims. Previously, it also donated thesame amount in early November 2016, after the VRCS issued an urgent appeal athome and abroad for help to residents in central localities hit by seriousfloods since mid-October 2016.

The VRC has so far raised 48.4billion VND (2.1 million USD) for flood victims.

Also last year, the RCSC provided50,000 USD for residents hit by drought and saline intrusion in Vietnam’s centralregion, the Central Highlands and Mekong Delta.

Over the past years, the RCSC hasmaintained cooperation with the VRC via personnel training.

Recently, it offered 700,000Chinese yuan (100,900 USD) to the VRC to help with the building of a model to enhancecommunity capacity of dealing with health contingencies, improve clean watersupply and response to climate change.-VNA

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