The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on September 17 handed over 456 plastic water storage tanks to seven impoverished districts in the northeastern mountainous province of Cao Bang, one of those bearing the full brunt of Typhoon Yagi.
One of the 456 plastic water storage tanks is presented to a local in Cao Bang (Photo: VNA)
Cao bang (VNA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on September 17 handed over 456 plastic water storage tanks to seven impoverished districts in the northeastern mountainous province of Cao Bang, one of those bearing the full brunt of Typhoon Yagi.
As part of a project funded by the Japanese government to enhance disaster resilience and climate change adaptation for children, they are among the 850 tanks worth approximately 1.8 billion VND (72,977 USD) allocated to Cao Bang and the neighbouring province of Lang Son. The donation targets areas severely impacted by natural disasters and poor communities with a high ethnic minority population, with beneficiaries including households with limited access to clean water, those with small children, female-headed ones, and those of ethnic minorities, as well as schools and health centres.
Nguyen Van Tien, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Vietnam Disaster and Dike Management Authority, highlighted the severe damage caused by Typhoon Yagi to northern mountainous provinces. In response, the department and the ministry collaborated with UNICEF to aid affected communities in overcoming these challenges.
Maharajan Muthu, Head of UNICEF Vietnam’s Child Survival and Development Programme, stressed the ongoing cooperation between UNICEF and the ministry has contributed significantly to Vietnam’s development work, sustainable new-style rural building, and natural disaster prevention and control. He noted past efforts, including providing water tanks to drought-affected areas in the Mekong Delta in 2019-2020, and supplying water filtration systems to three provinces of Ca Mau, Soc Trang, and Bac Lieu in 2023 to address drought and saltwater intrusion. This year, UNICEF will continue to provide support by procuring additional water tanks for disaster-prone regions.
As of September 16, Cao ꦚBang reported 55 fatalities, two missing persons, and widespread landslides and disrupted transport due to the impact of Typhoon Yagi. UNICEF’s timely assistance is expected to help residents store water for daily use in case of future disasters./.
Deputy Director of the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyen Van Tien on September 16 received relief supplies from Samaritan’s Purse, an international NGO dedicated to humanitarian aid and community development, for people affected by typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods and landslides.
Organisations and individuals at home and abroad donated 1,236 billion VND (50.35 million USD), both in cash and bank transfers, to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s Central Relief Committee to support victims of typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods and landslides, as of 5 pm on September 16.
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