The Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) will provide victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti with 20,000 USD in initial assistance, said VRC Vice Chairman and General Secretary Doan Van Thai on January 25.

VRC said that it has been receiving donations for the victims from organisations and individuals across Vietnam.

Upon news of the earthquake, the VRC sent a message of condolences to the Haitian people, expressing their hope that they would soon recover from the devastation.

The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 150,000 people at present./.