Flood in central region (Photo: vneconomy.vn)
The Embassy of Vietnam in Buenos Aires, Argentina, held an event on November 7 to call for donations for the flood victims from its staff as well those working for Vietnamese representative offices and their family, according to VNA.
Speaking at the event, Ambassador Duong Quoc Thanh said Argentina is so far away from Vietnam and the Vietnamese society here is relatively small, but its contributions still hold a big meaning as they demonstrate the love and responsibility toward their Vietnamese fellows in the central region who are struggling to make ends meet because of the natural disaster.
According to the Vietnam News Agency, meanwhile, the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy, the Italy-Vietnam Mutual Assistance Association and the Vietnamese Students Association in Italy have teamed up to launch an appeal calling for donations for flood-stricken people.
The Italy-Vietnam Mutual Assistance Association has raised more than EUR4,000 and nearly VND10 million (about USD5,180 in total) after two weeks, said Chairman Tran Minh Chau.
The appeal will last until November 15 and then the money raised will be sent to Vietnam to financially support the repair of kindergartens, schools and medical stations damaged by the flooding, Chau said.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy has so far raised about EUR1,000 while the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam has also launched a similar event to seek aid for the flood survivors.
Nguyen Thanh Vinh, First Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy, said the fundraising events have received attention and encouragement from not only Vietnamese expats but also Italian parents adopting Vietnamese children.
According to him, the embassy has maintained close contact with these families who had also made contributions to Da Nang Hospital severely affected by the resurgence of COVID-19 in the central city of Da Nang in July. The number of Italian family adopting Vietnamese children now reached about 400./.