New Delhi (VNA) - India on September 15 launched Operation Sadbhav to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam that have been hit by typhoon Yagi and severe subsequent flooding.
India has committed 1 million USD worth of flood relief assistance to Vietnam and 100,000 USD to Laos, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced.
Following this, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have swung into action deploying ships and aircraft to ferry the assistance.
Specifically, 10 tonnes of aid, including dry ration, clothing and medicines left for Myanmar onboard INS Satpura on September 15.
IAF is carrying 35 tonnes of aid comprising water purification items, water containers, blankets, kitchen utensils, solar lanterns for Vietnam. Ten tonnes comprising genset, water purification items, hygiene supplies, mosquito nets, blankets and sleeping bags are being sent to Laos.
Yagi is said to be the strongest in many years in Asia. It made landfall in Vietnam on September 7. As of 5:30pm on September 15, the typhoon and following downpours, flooding, and landslides had left 292 dead and 38 missing, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
They damaged over 230,000 houses, more than 190,000ha of rice, nearly 48,000ha of other crops, 32,000ha of fruit trees, along with 3,269 aquaculture cages. More than 2.6 million poultry and livestock were also killed./.
