3 flights carrying emergency aid from ASEAN to support flood victims in Da Nang

ĐNO - On the afternoon of November 12, the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) announced that on November 11 and 12, at Da Nang International Airport, there were 3 flights landing, delivering aid goods from the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Center) to people affected by the recent rain and floods in Da Nang city.

3 flights carrying aid from the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management to Da Nang . Photo: NAM TRAN

The total amount of aid goods from the AHA Centre includes: 3,648 essential household kits, 1,999 kitchenware kits and 3,000 personal hygiene kits with an estimated value of more than 264,000 USD (about 6.95 billion VND).

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Da Nang city has received the above aid goods and will deliver them to people in localities affected by the rains and floods in late October and early November.

Aid goods from the AHA Center are being unloaded from the plane to Da Nang International Airport. Photo: NAM TRAN

The recent prolonged floods caused serious damage in Da Nang city with 12 people dead, 4 missing, 47 injured and material damage of more than 837 billion VND.

According to the Da Nang City Civil Defense Command, from October 25 to 31, the city experienced historic heavy rains with total rainfall in many localities exceeding 1,000mm, of which Tra Giap commune recorded the highest level of 1,548mm.

Prolonged rain caused dozens of communes and wards to be deeply flooded, landslides, many roads were cut off, including some communes and wards that were deeply flooded and had large areas such as: Nam Phuoc, Dien Ban, An Thang, Hoi An...

AHA Center representative hands over aid goods at Da Nang International Airport. Photo: NAM TRAN

Previously, in October 2025, the AHA Center also supported goods for people affected by storms and floods in Cao Bang province.

According to the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, as of November 10, 2025, embassies and international organizations have provided aid and pledged aid to localities affected by storms No. 10, 11, 12 and post-storm floods with a total value of about 10.5 million USD.

In particular, through the coordination of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention ( Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Government of Australia, the Government of the Russian Federation, the AHA Center, the Government of Singapore, UNICEF, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Save the Children, ActionAid International in Vietnam, Samaritan's Purse, Tzu Chi (Taiwan, China), CRS in Vietnam, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), WWF in Vietnam, providing emergency international aid including: cash, support for agricultural livelihood recovery, bottled drinking water, water filtration equipment, blankets, water tanks, multi-purpose plastic sheets, personal hygiene kits, household kits, home repairs, kitchen kits, school supplies, etc. for affected people in the provinces: Lao Cai, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa. Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Hue city and Da Nang city.

The total value of aid goods from the AHA Center is about 6.95 billion VND, which will be transferred by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Da Nang city to people in localities affected by recent natural disasters. Photo: NAM TRAN

Currently, in addition to the AHA Center, there are representatives of 5 countries and international organizations deploying emergency support in the central provinces of Vietnam after storm No. 12 and the floods following the storm, including: the Government of the Russian Federation, Samaritan's Purse, ActionAid in Vietnam, the World Health Organization (WHO) and ISET-International.

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