PM Phuc sends sympathy to China over natural disasters

In his message, the Vietnamese PM showed his confidence that under the leadership of the Chinese Government, people in the affected areas will quickly overcome consequences of the disasters, restore their production and stabilize their lives. 

China’s southern localities were hit by downpours and floods while an earthquake rocked the south western province of Sichuan on June 17.

Dozens of people have been killed and 356,000 had to evacuate from their homes as torrential rain and floods have swept through large parts of southern China, from Guangdong province in the southeast to southwest China’s Chongqing on the upper reaches of the Yangtze river.

The quakes in Sichuan’s Yibin city have left 13 people dead, 199 others injured and more than 140,000 residents affected.