Vietnamese leaders send condolences over storm damage in the Philippines

Hearing of the recent storms causing extensive damage in the Philippines, President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent messages of condolence to President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos.

Hearing that recent storms have caused extensive damage to people and property in many localities of the Philippines, President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent messages of condolence to President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos.

On the same day, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung sent a telegram of condolences to Foreign Minister Maria Theresa Lazaro.

At least 259 people have died and millions have been displaced in the Philippines after two powerful typhoons, Kalmaegi and Fung-wong, devastated the country, officials said.

Typhoon Fung-wong, which made landfall on the evening of November 9 in Aurora province, has left 27 people dead and two missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

Previously, Typhoon Kalmaegi, which made landfall on November 4, devastated the central Philippines, causing severe flooding and landslides, killing 232 people, leaving 112 missing and injuring more than 500./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/cac-nha-lanh-dao-viet-nam-gui-dien-tham-hoi-ve-thiet-hai-do-bao-tai-philippines-post1078006.vnp