On November 6, the Australian Embassy to Vietnam said the Australian Government has committed additional AUD2 million (US$1.45 million) to help Vietnam respond to the impacts of prolonged floods and landslides in the region, apart from the initial AUD100,000.

The Australian and Swiss governments have announced urgent humanitarian assistance to residents hit by the recent floods in Vietnam’s central region.

The sum will be used to address urgent needs for affected communities such as clean water and sanitation, and emergency kits. It will also help restore clean water supply system for schools.

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie said the effort will be carried out via partners operating in humanitarian assistance field, including the United Nations Children’s Fund and non-governmental organisations within the framework of the Australian Humanitarian Partnership Group.

She affirmed that Australia reorients resources of the Aus4Innovation programme between Vietnam and Australia to contribute to relief effort, in which the UTS Rapido Vietnam will be supported in providing drinking water for disadvantaged communities in the central region.

The same day, the Swiss Embassy in Vietnam also announced that the Swiss Government will grant an urgent aid worth CHF300,000 (US$333,000) to help affected residents in the region via the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

The sum will address immediate needs of 160,000 people within 12 months, focusing on housing, livelihoods, health care, water resources and environmental hygiene.

The Swiss Embassy conveyed the most profound sympathy to residents in the central region and affirmed that the Swiss Government and people will stand side by side with the Vietnamese Government to overcome the losses.

Overseas Vietnamese in Thailand and Germany support flood victims in central Vietnam

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand held a ceremony on November 1 to raise funds and receive donations from the Vietnamese community in Thailand to help flood-hit victims in central Vietnam overcome the consequences of natural disasters.

PM asks for efforts to stabilise livelihoods of flood-hit people

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the authorities of the central province of Quang Nam to give timely support to flood-hit residents so that they can stabilise their livelihoods soon.

UN population fund earmarks $540,000 for women, girls in flood-hit central Vietnam

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam has given $540,000 in immediate support to women and girls in six central provinces affected by flooding.

Flooding washes up Vietnam War bombs, grenades

Seven bombs and nine grenades left over from the Vietnam War have been washed up in Quang Tri Province.

230 succumb to floods, landslides in central Vietnam

At least 230 people have died during floods and landslides triggered by storms and heavy rains in central Vietnam this month, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a meeting Friday.

Source: NDO/VNA