A Raya Air Ways airplane (Malaysia) carrying aid packages from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) landed on Cam Ranh International Airport on November 16...
A Raya Air Ways airplane (Malaysia) carrying aid packages from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) landed on Cam Ranh International Airport, Khanh Hoa Province on November 16.
Nguyen Duy Bac, Vice-Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee together with leaders of departments and agencies of the 4 southern central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai were present at the airport to welcome the flight.
The aid package was from the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) in support of Vietnamese residents hit by the Typhoon Damrey and flooding. The assistance included 600 sets of utensils, 3,000 sets of personal hygiene aids, 1,000 sets of house repair tools, an aluminum ship and a Yamaha 40 HP engine totaling nearly USD175,000.
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The National Steering Board For Flood Control, Natural Disaster Relief & Rescue, on behalf of the Vietnam Government, received the goods at Cam Ranh International Airport to distribute to typhoon-hit residents in Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh. On behalf of the local government and people in the 4 provinces, Nguyen Duy Bac thanked leaders, the governments and people of ASEAN nations for the assistance to help surmount the natural disaster consequences.
It was the second time this year ASEAN had supported disaster-hit regions in Vietnam. The first support was for victims of flash floods and landslides in northern mountainous area in August, 2017. The aid from the ASEAN community has helped support typhoon recovery efforts in Vietnam, said Tran Quang Hoai, Director of the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention & Control.
Thanh Long
Translated by N.T
On behalf of the Vietnam Government,
