Japanese government delivers emergency aid to help Vietnam overcome consequences of typhoon Yagi

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On the afternoon of September 15, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) informed that, sharing the difficulties and losses of the Vietnamese people due to the serious consequences of Typhoon Yagi, the Japanese Government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), decided to send aid including water filtration equipment and multi-functional plastic sheets to Yen Bai province to help people in the affected areas overcome the consequences of the natural disaster and soon stabilize their lives.

Đại diện chính phủ Nhật Bản và Việt Nam ký Biên bản bàn giao hàng viện trợ khẩn cấp

Representatives of the Japanese and Vietnamese Governments at the handover ceremony of emergency aid. Photo: Provided by JICA

Mr. Sugano Yuichi - Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam - said: " We have tried to deliver emergency aid with the hope of being able to deliver it to the affected people as quickly as possible ."

The packages have been delivered. Photo: Provided by JICA

It is known that this aid was transferred from JICA's warehouse to Noi Bai International Airport on the evening of September 14, 2024. On behalf of the Government of Vietnam, the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention and Control received and will transfer the above aid to affected people in Yen Bai province as soon as possible.

Chính phủ Nhật Bản chuyển hàng viện trợ khẩn cấp giúp Việt Nam khắc phục hậu quả bão Yagi

Packages are being loaded onto trucks to be delivered to people in Yen Bai province. Photo: Provided by JICA

Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm in 30 years, made landfall in northern Vietnam on September 7, 2024, causing severe consequences for millions of families in coastal and mountainous areas. According to a report by the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Yen Bai is one of the most affected provinces in the region.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/chinh-phu-nhat-ban-chuyen-hang-vien-tro-khan-cap-giup-viet-nam-khac-phuc-hau-qua-bao-yagi-346014.html