Floodwaters from Typhoon Yagi submerge Đồ Sơn Ward in Hải Phòng City. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s disaster risk reduction partners on Monday discussed solutions to support Vietnamese localities affected by Typhoon Yagi during a conference held in Hà Nội.

The conference was hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp said that the typhoon caused a lot of damage to Việt Nam, especially in the northern region.

As of Monday afternoon, 59 people are dead or missing, with serious damage to property and infrastructure across the north.

The Vietnamese government, ministries, localities and organisations are working together to help areas heavily affected by the typhoon.

Currently, partners have committed to giving 3,000 personal hygiene kits, 1,000 household tool kits, 1,000 kitchen sets and 2,000 home repair tool kits to Việt Nam.

The support package will arrive at the country's border in the next few days.

"I think emergency relief resources such as goods and cash will be extremely useful at this time. But, support resources to help with impacts like repairing houses, ensuring livelihoods and social security are even more useful. I believe that with the full and enthusiastic participation of the disaster risk reduction partners, it will help people in affected areas to quickly overcome the consequences of natural disasters and stabilise their lives," said Hiệp.

Sharing authorities' concerns about vulnerable communities in mountainous areas, Pauline Fatima Tamesis, United Nations Coordinator in Việt Nam, said they are always ready to support housing and food for the poor.

She said she hopes the Vietnamese Government will gather an accurate assessment of damages so that support can be provided as quickly as needed.

Sympathising with Việt Nam’s losses, Silvia Danailov, UNICEF Representative in Việt Nam, said they can coordinate with partners to buy clean water for affected mountain families and support access to environmental sanitation for women and children.

Chief Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Remi Nono Womdim will work to ensure food security, food, cash and livelihood recovery and commit to supporting emergency situations for Việt Nam.

A spokesperson for the Việt Nam Red Cross Society's Central Committee said that on Monday afternoon, the unit would carry out relief work in Hải Phòng and Quảng Ninh, the two coastal localities hardest hit by the typhoon when it made landfall in the country.

In the northern provinces, the unit is currently organising initial support and calling for help from international organisations.

However, the most difficult problem is that the procedures for receiving international support resources take a long time, so there needs to be a streamlined process for resources to reach disaster victims as quickly as possible.

Đoàn Thị Tuyết Nga, Head of the Science, Technology and International Cooperation Division under the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, said that on Tuesday, disaster risk reduction partners will divide into three groups to assess the damage in three affected provinces. — VNS