Donations for typhoon Yagi victims reach 57 million USD
(VOVWORLD) - As of 5:00PM on Wednesday, the Central Relief Mobilization Committee had received more than 57 million USD in relief aid for people affected by typhoon Yagi.
 Pupils at Ly Canh Hon primary school in HCM city donate money to help typhoon Yagi victims. (Source: chinhphu.vn) |
Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, To Thi Bich Chau, praised the donations, saying they demonstrate the solidarity of businesses, organizations, and individuals across Vietnam and abroad with the typhoon victims.
Vietnam has been reeling from the impacts of typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, which made landfall in its northeastern coast 10 days ago.
The typhoon and its subsequent floods and landslides have killed more than 290 people. 235,000 houses were damaged and more than 300,000 hectares of rice and cash crops were inundated.