Press Release: European Commission provides €2 million in humanitarian aid to flood victims in Vietnam

The European Commission is providing €2 million for humanitarian relief to up to 200,000 of the victims of recent floods in northern and central Vietnam. Food, safe drinking water, jerrycans, blankets, and seeds to replace lost crops are among the support provided with these funds by international non-governmental organizations and the Red Cross in the next 6 months. The funds will be channeled through the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), under the responsibility of Commissioner Michel.