Flooding triggered by torrential rains following Storm Matmo has caused extensive damage across northern localities, leaving 18 people dead or missing, hundreds of thousands of homes inundated, and infrastructure severely damaged.

Do Van Chien, Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, received a sum of money donated by the leaders, cadres, and employees of Nhan Dan Newspaper to join hands in supporting people to overcome the consequences caused by storm No. 10.