The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said loss of property in the area has been enormous, and it hoped the humanitarian aid package would help provide evacuees with support in time.
The central region has been swept by historic flooding and deadly landslides that caused damage described by government officials as the “worst in five years.”
At least 117 people have been killed and more than 170000 houses in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces have been submerged.
The Vietnamese government on Thursday decided to grant VND500 billion ($2152 million) to Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam provinces as efforts to help local communities overcome flooding consequences.
The U.S. last Saturday also pledged to give Vietnam $100000 for addressing the needs of vulnerable communities in areas most affected by floods and stormy weather in the central region.
Several international organizations too have pledged assistance in cash and kind.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency said it would provide Thua Thien-Hue Province with 50 water purifiers and 250 plastic sheets.
The intergovernmental ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Center) has donated 1000 shelter repair kits and 1300 kitchen sets, while the United Nations Development Program and Save the Children Vietnam have each pledged or mobilized $100000.
- EU provides $1.5 mln to assist flood victims in central Vietnam
- 102 dead, 26 missing in floods, landslides in central Vietnam
- Storm Molave drains central Vietnam of $430 mln
- Gov’t allocates US$ 29 mln for central localities to overcome storm consequences
- PM approves VND80 bln for three flood-hit Central provinces
- Vietnam flooding deaths soar to 111 loss termed ‘worst in five years’
- Storm Saudel gains strength, on course for flood-prone central Vietnam
- Over $100 mln to fix roads in central region damaged by floods, landslides
- Grant 500 billion VND in emergency relief to the Center
