September 14, 2024 | 12:43 (GMT+7)
Vietnam, China cooperate in natural disaster response
Vietnam and China have cooperated in natural disaster prevention, control, and mitigation as Typhoon Yagi scythed through a number of their cities and provinces, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on September 13.
Speaking at a regular press conference of the ministry, Mao elaborated that the hydrometeorological station of Vietnam’s Lao Cai province has provided rainfall data for Hekou Yao autonomous county of China’s Yunnan province.
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Hundreds of households in Cam Khe district, Phu Tho province, submerged in water due to the Typhoon Yagi |
Meanwhile, the China Meteorological Administration urgently collected and provided hydrometeorological information in the China - Vietnam border area to the Vietnamese side to strongly support flood prevention and relief efforts by both countries, she continued.
The spokesperson described the cooperation as a vivid demonstration of Vietnam and China being friendly neighbours that support each other, saying it also holds importance to building a China - Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Source: VNA