Vietnam Receives More Than 2 Trillion Dong in Donations for Communities Hit by Historic Floods

Vietnam has recorded one of its largest disaster relief mobilizations in recent years as more than one million donors contributed over two trillion dong to support families devastated by severe floods and landslides across the country.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front reported on November 25 that total registered contributions reached 2.088 trillion dong. More than one million individuals and close to sixty one thousand businesses donated through the national relief fund. Of this amount, 1.118 trillion dong has already been transferred directly to affected provinces. Another 970 billion dong was delivered through bank transfers or cash contributions to the central relief committee.

Officials pledged that all funds will reach the hardest hit communities as quickly as possible.

The floods have left entire villages isolated for days. In Dak Lak province, hundreds of households along the Ban Thach River remain surrounded by water more than a week after record breaking rainfall.

Since October, Fatherland Front offices in thirty four provinces have launched local campaigns and direct support programs, bringing total nationwide fundraising to more than 3.2 trillion dong. The central committee has already distributed nine rounds of aid, allocating 678 billion dong to twenty three provinces.

Gia Lai received 45 billion dong. Dak Lak received 40. Quang Tri received 55.5. Hue, Da Nang, and Nghe An each received between 40 and 40.5. Provinces with lighter damage received between 5 and 25 billion dong. In addition, organizations and local authorities distributed another 118.5 billion dong directly to affected communities. Vingroup, through its Thien Tam Foundation, has released more than 350 billion dong.

Ho Chi Minh City has also played a major role. As of November 25, the city had collected close to thirty nine thousand donations worth more than 288 billion dong in cash, food, medicine, and essential supplies. The city has already delivered more than 190 billion dong to disaster zones along with nearly three thousand tons of essential goods.

Under a directive from the central government, Ho Chi Minh City is supporting Khanh Hoa with 50 billion dong and delivering ten thousand life jackets, ten thousand medical kits, and more than two thousand four hundred tons of relief goods. On November 25, the city approved another 10 billion dong and five hundred tons of supplies for Dak Lak.

The scale of the disaster is severe. National disaster authorities report that storms and floods this year have caused 409 deaths and disappearances, injured 727 people, and destroyed or damaged more than 337 thousand homes. Hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops have been lost and livestock deaths have climbed into the millions.

From November 15 to 21, the south central region received extreme rainfall between 300 and 600 millimeters, with some stations recording more than 1,800 millimeters. Rivers in Phu Yen and Ninh Thuan exceeded historic flood levels. The week of flooding killed 102 people, inundated more than 200 thousand homes, and caused economic losses of more than 13.2 trillion dong.

Vietnam continues to face rising climate risks, and this year’s floods underline the growing pressure on infrastructure, agriculture, and vulnerable communities.

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Source: Vietnam Insider