Vietnamese community in US supports flood-hit victims in Phu Yen
The Vietnamese community in the US has presented 300 million VND (nearly 13,000 USD) in cash and more than 108,370 water purification packets to flood victims in the south-central coastal province of Phu Yen, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
NRepresentatives from Foreign Ministry (R) present 300 million VND in cash and more than 108,370 water purification packets donated by Vietnamese community in the US to flood victims in Phu Yen (Source: VNA)
PhuYen (VNA) - The Vietnamese community in the US has presented 300million VND (nearly 13,000 USD) in cash and more than 108,370 waterpurification packets to flood victims in the south-central coasta🦂l province ofPhu Yen, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Vietnameserepresentative offices and communities abroad have offered aid relief in cashand kind to help residents in the country’s central region overcome the consequencesof natural calamities. Receivingthe aid, President of the Red Cross Society of Phu Yen Huynh Tan Tinh vowed topromptly distribute it to people in need. Theprovince was thrown into disarray this year by drought, forest fires, storms, andfloods. It lost more than 550 billion VND to severe flooding caused by Molaveand Etau - the ninth and 12th storms hitting the East Sea this year./.
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NRepresentatives from Foreign Ministry (R) present 300 million VND in cash and more than 108,370 water purification packets donated by Vietnamese community in the US to flood victims in Phu Yen (Source: VNA) 
