Medical Committee Netherlands – Viet Nam(MCNV) has visited the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai and provided disaster relief support worth VND 100 million (USD 4,023) to 100 households that were severely affected by Typhoon Yagi on October 9.
As part of the working trip, MCNV visited and directly provided assistance to 10 families, including three households of persons with disabilities, who suffered significant losses in Tran Yen district. Each package included VND 5 million (USD 201) in cash and a rice cooker.
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| The hand-over at the Women's Union of Yen Bai province. Source: MCNV |
The households supported by MCNV have low incomes, rely entirely on agriculture, and suffered severe losses to their livelihoods and homes due to floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi, including a person with disability living alone in a remote and difficult-to-access areas.
In addition to providing direct aid to ten affected households, MCNV also handed over 90 rice cookers to the Yen Bai Women's Union. These cookers will be distributed to 90 other affected households in the province in October 2024.
MCNV hopes these small gifts will support local people as they rebuild their lives after the natural disasters.
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| The relief including cash and rice cookers will help them overcome the consequences of natural disasters and resume normal life. Source: MCNV |
For over a decade (2006-2016), MCNV supported Tran Yen district, through an HIV prevention program, including the establishment of the ‘Sunflower Network’- a system of clubs for women living with HIV, aimed at raising awareness, combating stigma, providing knowledge on infection prevention, and supporting livelihoods.
Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm in 30 years, made landfall in northern Viet Nam on September 7, wreaking havoc on millions of families in both coastal and mountainous regions. Yen Bai is one of the provinces hardest hit by Typhoon Yagi, with various localities being completely submerged due to continuous downpours, and many houses being buried under severe landslides.
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| Yen Bai has hilly terrain, with multiple houses built near hills, so after landslides, it will take much time to clear roads full of rocks to ensure safety for residents to restart their daily life. Source: MCNV |
Source: Vietnamtimes
