VietNamNet Bridge – The Republic of Korea (RoK) offered 10,000 tonnes of rice in humanitarian aid to typhoon-hit residents in Vietnam’s central provinces, said deputy chief of the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Vu Xuan Thanh.

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The first shipment of 5,300 tonnes of rice was delivered to Vietnam at Cam Ranh Port in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on Saturday, benefiting people in the provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Dak Lak, who were severely affected by storms last year.

In 2017, most parts of the country suffered from severe natural disasters, causing an estimated VND60 trillion (US$2.64 billion) in economic losses and leaving about 380 people dead and missing.

The Korean Government, via the ASEAN+3 Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR), donated 10,000 tonnes of rice to Vietnam, Thanh noted, adding that the second shipment of rice would arrive at Da Nang Port in Da Nang on March 17.

The rice will be sent to victims in the central provinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Quang Tri, he said.

On behalf of the beneficiary provinces, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa Dao Cong Thien thanked the RoK Government for the aid and pledged to dispatch the rice to people in need as soon as possible. 

Source: VNS