Representative from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) receives the shipment from Samaritan’s Purse at Hà Nội's Nội Bài Airport on Sunday. Photo courtesy of the MARD

HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) received a second batch of emergency relief supplies from Samaritan’s Purse, an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) focusing on humanitarian aid and community development, at Hà Nội's Nội Bài Airport on Sunday.

This shipment includes 2,750 solar-powered flashlights, 2,748 kitchen kits, and 5,520 fleece blankets, transported from the US to Việt Nam by air. Additionally, 1,600 solar flashlights already available in Việt Nam will be distributed with the shipment.

Trương Thế Vinh, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Cao Bằng Province, one of the localities hardest hit by typhoon Yagi, received the relief goods from David Paul Kletzing, Country Director of Samaritan’s Purse in Việt Nam. The supplies will be transported to Yên Bái, Lào Cai, and Cao Bằng provinces next week to assist those affected by recent storms and floods.

Previously, on September 16, the MARD received the first batch of emergency supplies from Samaritan’s Purse, which included 3,000 flashlights, 3,000 kitchen kits, 3,000 water filters, 3,000 clean water containers, and 6,000 plastic buckets. These supplies were distributed to residents in the hardest-hit areas of Lào Cai, Yên Bái, and Cao Bằng provinces.

To date, around 35 governments, international organisations, and NGOs have committed US$16 million in emergency aid through the MARD to support recovery efforts following typhoon Yagi and subsequent severe flooding. – VNS