(VOVWORLD) - Typhoon Yagi and subsequent landslides and floods have killed 182 people and left 145 missing, according to reports early Thursday. A search for missing people is underway and support activities for people in flood-hit areas are being implemented nationwide.
 Can Tho city Youth Union receives aid relief to people in Yagi-hit areas in the north. |
Since Wednesday afternoon, people in Can Tho city have been bringing clothes, medicine, food, and other necessities to collection stations to be delivered to the storm’s victims. In one day, the Youth Union and Students Association of Can Tho city received 15 tons of necessities and 5 tons of clothes.
Tran Viet Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Youth Union, also called for donations of school supplies for students.
“From now until next Friday there will be trips to deliver necessities donated by the people of Can Tho and neighboring provinces to northern people affected by typhoon Yagi. These activities promote the spirit of volunteerism and mobilize the city's youth union members and students to demonstrate love of nation and the solidarity of Vietnamese people,” said Tuan.
 Most Venerable Thich Minh Quang, head of Phat Tich pagoda and head of the Coordinating Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Laos (Photo: VOV) |
In response to a call by the Vietnam Fatherland Front on Wednesday, many organizations, businesses, and individuals came to the Front’s headquarters in Hanoi to contribute resources to support the typhoon victims. As of 05 PM Wednesday, the central relief mobilization committee had received 16.7 million USD in donations.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand organized a fundraising event. The Vietnamese community in Vientiane and Buddhists in Laos raised money for Vietnam’s northern provinces.
Most Venerable Thich Minh Quang, head of Phat Tich pagoda and head of the Coordinating Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Laos, said, “We have cooperated with Lao monks and Buddhists to raise donations to help people affected by storms and floods, demonstrating the solidarity and special bond between Laos and Vietnam.”
The US on Wednesday announced 1 million USD in immediate humanitarian aid through the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Australian government said it will provide Vietnam with an initial aid package of 3 million AUD, including humanitarian support, emergency relief supplies, and other essential services to address the aftermath of the storm.
The Australian Agency for International Development and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced donations of personal hygiene kits, kitchen utensils, water filters, and multipurpose plastic tarps.