September 15, 2024 | 19:18 (GMT+7)
More foreign typhoon reliefs, donations come, U.K. pledges one million GBP in aid
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 International Airport on the same day morning.
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Representatives of Japanese businesses raise funds for Vietnamese people affected by Typhoon Yagi. |
On September 14, a fund-raising program for Vietnamese people affected by Typhoon Yagi organized 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.
U.K. Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew on September 14 announced that the U.K. 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 Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Center) and then transferred to Yen Bai and Lao Cai provinces.
Source: VNA