(VOVWORLD) -Representatives from Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development received at Noi Bai International Airport on Thursday relief supplies from the Singaporean government to help people in natural disaster-hit areas.
 Aid shipment from Singapore’s government to natural disaster-hit areas (Photo: CNA) |
The aid shipment includes water filtration pumps, bottled water, personal hygiene kits, survival blankets, water containers, and meal rations. The shipment is set to be delivered to Bac Kan province on Friday.
Since September 11, the ministry has received many aid shipments from international organisations and partners dedicated to disaster risk reduction, as well as embassies of Switzerland, the UK, Australia, and India, and the ASEAN Regional Disaster Response Coordination Centre (AHA Centre), Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Samaritan’s Purse.