Accordingly, on September 16 a total of three batches of relief supplies from the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Center) were sent to support Vietnamese people affected by typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods and landslides.

The AHA Center’s cargoes include 2,000 household tool kits; 1,000 home repair tool kits; 1,000 kitchen tool kits; and 3,000 personal hygiene tool kits, with a total value of about US$250,000.  The aid is set to be delivered to the landslide-and-flood-stricken provinces of Yen Bai and Lao Cai.

On the same day, the New Zealand Government announced a US$617,000 contribution to support the ongoing Vietnamese recovery from the devastating impact of typhoon Yagi, according to the New Zealand Embassy in Hanoi.

The aid will be channeled through New Zealand’s NGO disaster response partners active in Vietnam and UN agencies based locally, focusing on emergency response and livelihood restoration.

This comes after a batch of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies from India worth US$1 million also arrived at Noi Bai International Airport on the night of September 15.

This came as part of India’s Operation Sadbhav which provides flood relief assistance to Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam after they were hit by typhoon Yagi and severe subsequent flooding.

Following the recent extreme weather, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have swung into action deploying ships and aircraft to aid the situation. The 35-tonne shipment consists of water purification items, water containers, blankets, kitchen utensils, and solar lanterns.

On September 15, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) also received emergency relief supplies, including 40 portable water filters and 200 multi-purpose plastic canvas covers worth over US$124,000 from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

On September 13, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) handed 700 gender- and disability-sensitive household kits to MAR to support communities in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, which has been severely affected by typhoon Yagi.

The super typhoon has damaged the lives of nearly 19 million Vietnamese people, including 5.5 million children, in the hardest-hit cities and provinces in the north of the country, namely Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Yen Bai, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Hoa Binh, Thai Nguyen, and Phu Tho.

The disaster ravaged a total of 26 northern localities, leaving 330 people dead and missing, including 24 children. It has also damaged an estimated 141,469 homes, 550 health facilities, and 805 schools, while around 400,000 homes lack access to safe water.

Approximately two million children have been left without access to education, psychosocial support, and school feeding programmes.

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