Nhan Dan Online - The Vietnam Red Cross committed to donate US$30,000 on November 11 to help the Philippine people recover from the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan. The Red Cross will also continue its efforts to raise funds from Vietnamese agencies, organisations and individuals from across the country. On November 10, President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent condolences to Philippine President Benigno S.Aquino III over the tragic loss of life and severe property damages resulting from the storm. Under the consequences, Vietnam provided emergency aid worth US$10,000, and it continues to consider practical measures to assist the Philippines in this difficult time. Super Typhoon Haiyan, the most powerful storm of the past decade, made landfall in the Philippines' central provinces on November 8. The storm may have killedmore than 10,000 people nationwide. In Vietnam, 14 people died, 4 are missing and 81 others have sustained injuries, according to … [Read more...] about Vietnam Red Cross succours Haiyan victims in Philippines
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Tuoi Tre, VN Red Cross collect donations for Filipino typhoon victims
Tuoi Tre Newspaper and the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) will collect donations in support of Filipino victims of typhoon Haiyan, said VRC deputy chairman and general secretary Doan Van Thai. >> Philippines storm kills estimated 10,000, destruction hampers rescue efforts>> Storm Haiyan leaves 14 dead, 81 injured in Vietnam Accordingly, all donations for Filipino victims of super typhoon Haiyan can be delivered to Tuoi Tre or the VRC, at 82 Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi, Thai said on Monday. As previously reported, the powerful typhoon slammed the Philippines on November 8 and caused very serious consequences both in life and property. According to the latest estimates, the death toll in the disaster may be up to 10,000 and the number of displaced people may amount to 600,000. "My feeling is that storm victims in the Philippines are starved of everything, from food to clean water and other essential items. Donations given by Tuoi Tre's readers and others nationwide to those … [Read more...] about Tuoi Tre, VN Red Cross collect donations for Filipino typhoon victims
Typhoon kills at least 1,200 in Philippines: Red Cross
One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall devastated the central Philippines, killing more than 1,000 people in one city alone and 200 in another province, the Red Cross estimated on Saturday, as reports of high casualties began to emerge. A day after Typhoon Haiyan churned through the Philippine archipelago in a straight line from east to west, rescue teams struggled to reach far-flung regions, hampered by washed out roads, many choked with debris and fallen trees. The death toll is expected to rise sharply from the fast-moving storm, whose circumference eclipsed the whole country and which late on Saturday was heading for Vietnam. Among the hardest hit was coastal Tacloban in central Leyte province, where preliminary estimates suggest more than 1,000 people were killed, said Gwendolyn Pang, secretary general of the Philippine Red Cross, as water surges rushed through the city. "An estimated more than 1,000 bodies were seen floating in Tacloban as reported by our Red … [Read more...] about Typhoon kills at least 1,200 in Philippines: Red Cross
Vietnam Red Cross donates 1000 houses for the poor
QuangNgaiProvince is one of 13 provinces benefiting from the project of 1000 houses for the poor, who were seriously damaged by storms and floods in 2007. The project donated by Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) with total fund of USD 1.2 million is being developed in Central Vietnamese Provinces of Hoa Binh, Son La, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen. VCR said to have pushed up the construction finishing late August 2008 before this coming rainy season. M.H. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Red Cross donates 1000 houses for the poor
VIETNAM RED CROSS LEND A HAND TO QUANG NGAI
Vietnam Red Cross Association has just supplied 200 boxes of relief including housedold goods worth some VND 100 million to those stricken and affected by floods and landslides recently attacking areas in Quang Ngai Province. Vietnam Red Cross Association has just supplied 200 boxes of relief including housedold goods worth some VND 100 million to those stricken and affected by floods and landslides recently attacking areas in QuangNgaiProvince. The relief supplies, mainly things used in house such as kitchen utensils, buckets and small electrical appliances, shall be promptly given to the affected people in the province's districts of Ba To, Tay Tra, Minh Long, Tra Bong, tu Nghia, Son Tinh and Mo Duc, hoping to help ease their sufferings caused by natural disasters. Earlier, Quang Ngai Red Cross Association had raised over VND 140 million worth in kind to be given to the badly affected people's families and relatives in the districts of Nghia hanh, Binh Son, … [Read more...] about VIETNAM RED CROSS LEND A HAND TO QUANG NGAI