Mekong Fishermen Donate $15,000 to US Brethren Hit by Katrina
A Vietnam’s fisheries association has collected almost US$15,000 to donate to fish farmers affected by the American hurricane, authorities reported Friday.
The An Giang Fisheries Association (AFA), in the Mekong Delta, will hand over the amount to the US Embassy in Hanoi to aid their brethren in the three hardest-hit US states, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.
The AFA chairman, Nguyen Huu Khanh, also sent a letter of condolence for the victims.
The donation comes on top of the Vietnamese government’s contribution of $100,000, Vietnam Red Cross Association’s $20,000, and Thanh Nien newspaper readers’ $2,500.
(Reported by Tan Duc – Translated by Minh Phat)
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Published: 09 September, 2005, 21:01:35 (GMT+7)
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