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Vietnam Embassy in Indonesia raises funds for flood victims

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia on October 17 raised funds to support local residents affected by recent floods in northern and north-central regions of the home country.
Vietnam Embassy in Indonesia raises funds for flood victims ảnh 1An area in Yen Bai's Tram Tau district after the flood (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia on October 17 raised funds tosupport local residents affected by recent floods in northern and north-centralregions of the home country.

VietnameseAmbassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan said the embassy expected that people inthese regions will soon recover from the floods and stabilise their lives.

On thisoccasion, staff members of Vietnamese representative agencies in Indonesia alsodonated money to support the unfinished wish of the Vietnam News Agency’sreporter Dinh Huu Du, who laid down his life reporting the flood in Yen Baiprovince.

The proceedswill contribute to the building of a library in remote Che Tao commune in MuCang Chai district and a bridge in Khe Ngoa village in Van Yen district (bothin Yen Bai province), where local people have to use ropes to cross a streamevery day.

Northernmountainous provinces and part of the central region have been submerged bywidespread floods resulting from torrential rains on October 10 and 11.

The death tollclimbed to 72 by 21:00 on October 15, according to the Central SteeringCommittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Thirty othersare still unaccounted for while 33 are injured.-VNA
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