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More foreign typhoon reliefs, donations come
A total of 40 water purifiers and 200 multi-purpose plastic tarpaulins donated by Japan are set to come to the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on September 15 to be delivered to people in areas affected by heavy rains and floods triggered by super Typhoon Yagi.
Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki and representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) handed over the relief goods to Deputy Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)'s Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Preventiona Vu Xuan Thanh at Noi Bai Internatial Airport on the same day morning.
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WHO donates one million water purification tablets to people in flood-affected northern provinces. |
On September 14, a fund-raising programme for Vietnamese people affected by Typhoon Yagi organised in Tokyo by the Kanto Joho Union of Japan collected 200,000 JPY (nearly 1,420 USD).
The event was held within the framework of the 12th Japanese eloquent contest for foreign workers hosted by the union.
On the same day, the Vietnamese community in Saitama prefecture also raised 119,000 JPY for flood victims in the homeland.
UK Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew on September 14 announced that the UK government will provide one million GBP in humanitarian aid to help Vietnam overcome the consequences of the natural disaster.
On September 13 - 14, the MARD received three shipments from the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) and then transferred to Yen Bai and Lao Cai provinces.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated an emergency supply of one million water purification tablets and 500 jerry cans to the Vietnam’s Ministry of Health.
This will provide as much as 15 million litters of purified water for safe drinking and use in affected healthcare facilities to assist hundreds of thousands of people in the coming days and weeks across eight of the hardest hit provinces, namely Yen Bai, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Cao Bang, Bac Giang, and Dien Bien.
WHO Representative in Vietnam Dr Angela Pratt conveyed her deep sadness that the death toll continues to rise and that many people remain at risk.
Clean water is critical to help prevent food and waterborne disease as well as for maintaining safe care and operations at healthcare facilities, whether it is for people who were injured in the typhoon or for those needing urgent routine health care, she said.
She affirmed that WHO remains committed to supporting the Vietnamese government response and recovery efforts in any way they can.
On September 13, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed 700 gender- and disability-sensitive household kits to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to support communities in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, which has been severely affected by Typhoon Yagi.
Ha Long International Cruise Port in Quang Ninh Province has reopened to international visitors after a period of disruption caused by Typhoon No.3 (Yagi).
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Thanh Binh hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 11 for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki, who delivered a message of sympathy from Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh regarding the recent impact of Typhoon Yagi.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has expressed his solidarity with the Vietnamese Government and people over great human and asset losses caused by typhoon Yagi and extended his deepest condolences to families and relatives of victims of the storm.
The Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on September 10 launched a campaign in support of victims of Typhoon Yagi in Hanoi on September 10 with Party General Secretary and State President To Lam attending.
BAC GIANG- These days, many areas in Son Dong and Luc Ngan districts in northern province have been badly affected by typhoon Yagi, the third to hit Vietnam this year, causing severe flood and damage. The new school year has recently begun when a number of students have not got acquaintance to the teachers and friends but they have to temporarily stay at home because their schools and classrooms were destroyed by the storm.
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