OVs support families of victims in apartment building fire in Hanoi
Via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, representatives of the Vietnamese communities and associations abroad have held practical activities to assist families of the victims in a tragic fire in Thanh Xuan district of Hanoi.
A victim under treatment at the hospital (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, representativesof the Vietnamese communities and associations abroad have held ❀practicalactivities to assist families of the victims in a tragic fire in Thanh Xuandistrict of Hanoi.
Specifically, the Vietnamese community in theCzech Republic visited the affected families and donated 500 million VND (20,800 USD), while the Vietnamesecommunity in Poland presented 153 million VND, the Vietnam Women's Union in Germany handed over 112million VND to the district’s Vietnam Fatherland FrontCommittee. October 9, the Union of Vietnamese People Associationsin Europe donated 130 million VND while the Vietnam Women's Union inEurope handed over 156 million VND to the district's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee to support the victims. Vice Chairwoman of the district's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen ThiThanh Loan thanked the Vietnamese communities in Europe and pledged that the sum will soon be delivered to thevictims. The committee is also actively working onspecific short and long-term plans to assist the affected families fromdonations at home and abroad./.
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A victim under treatment at the hospital (Photo: VNA) 
