Vietnamese expatriates raise funds to support typhoon victims
The Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico has organised a fund-raising drive to support people in central and Central Highlands provinces that were devastated by floods caused by typhoon Damrey earlier this month.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico has organised a fund-raising drive to support victims of typhoon Damrey which made landfall in the country earlier this month.(Photo: VNA)
Mexico City (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico has organiseda fund-raising drive to support people in central and Central Highlandsprovinces that were devastated by floods caused by typhoon Damrey earlier thismonth.
The event drew the participation of the embassy’s staff, representatives of theVietnam News Agency (VNA)’s Bureau and Vietnamese people community in the hostcountry.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong thanked Vietnameseexpatriates in Mexico for their practical contributions to help victims ofnatural disasters in the past years.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos also joined efforts to support typhoon victimsby launching a fund-raising campaign on November 25. This was the third time in2017 the embassy has raised funds to aid people affected by natural disastersin the home country.
Thethird drive, which will run until December 1, collected 6,830 USD on the firstday. Earlier, Vietnamese people in Laos donated 10,000 USD to support flood-hitpeople in central and Central Highlands provinces.
Typhoon Damrey made landfall in Vietnam on November 4 with winds of up to 135km/hour, 50 km south of Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province), and became one of theworst storms to strike Vietnam’s southern coastal region in years.
Thetyphoon and subsequent floods claimed 89 lives and left 18 missing and 174others injured in central and Central Highlands localities as of November 7.
More than 1,480 houses collapsed while 119,200 others were damaged. Nearly8,000ha of rice and 14,600ha of other crops were flooded.-VNA
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The Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico has organised a fund-raising drive to support victims of typhoon Damrey which made landfall in the country earlier this month.(Photo: VNA) 
