30 tons of Russian flood relief goods landed in Vietnam

This morning, October 30, a plane of the Russian Federal Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) landed at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi), carrying 30 tons of humanitarian aid for people in the northern and central provinces of Vietnam affected by natural disasters.

Russian plane carrying aid to Vietnam. (Source: Russian Embassy in Vietnam)

Also on the morning of October 30, the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control ( Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ) received emergency international aid from the Russian government to people affected by heavy rain, floods, and inundation in Hue City.

The aid includes food, tents, necessities and medicine, including 58 rescue and work boats, 55 tents and a large quantity of canned food.

The assistance is being provided under the direction of the Government of the Russian Federation, to demonstrate friendship and solidarity with the Vietnamese people.

At the handover ceremony, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko handed over the aid to Mr. Nguyen Truong Son, Deputy Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

After receiving, the shipment is expected to be delivered to Hue City on October 30 so that the local authorities can distribute it to people in disaster areas.

The Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control receives emergency international aid from the government of the Russian Federation. (Source: Russian Embassy in Vietnam)

Ambassador Gennady Bezdetko also expressed his deep condolences to the Government and people of Vietnam for the losses and damages caused by recent floods in the Northern and Central regions; and pledged to continue accompanying Vietnam in natural disaster prevention and control.

Expressing gratitude for the valuable support from the government and people of the land of birch trees, Deputy Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Nguyen Truong Son affirmed that the Department will take on the role of coordination well, promptly transferring aid goods to the city so that the locality can deliver them to people affected by natural disasters.

Previously, in September 2024, Russia also dispatched a plane carrying 35 tons of goods to Vietnam, including mobile power stations, food and necessities to support response to the consequences of Typhoon Yagi.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/30-tan-hang-vien-tro-bao-lu-cua-nga-da-ha-canh-tai-viet-nam-332755.html