Foreign governments and organizations pledge aid for Vietnam’s post-disaster recovery
VOV.VN - As of noon on October 13, several organizations and foreign governments pledged support to help Vietnam overcome the consequences of natural disasters, according to the Directorate for Dyke Management and Flood and Storm Control under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Russia plans to deliver relief supplies to Noi Bai International Airport; Canada has pledged US$50,000 through a local non-governmental organization (NGO) to purchase boats, generators, and essential goods. The United States and the European Union intend to provide support via Vietnamese NGOs. Meta (Facebook) will contribute both cash and fanpage support, while UNICEF will supply 4,500 cartons of bottled water and 600 water tanks, prioritizing Lang Son and Cao Bang provinces.
Save the Children will provide cash assistance and school supplies for children in Bac Ninh from October to December 2025.
Meanwhile, some organizations have already delivered aid. Samaritan’s Purse provided food, household goods, kitchen items, and hygiene kits to 350 households in Ha Tinh province and continued with 4,000 cartons of instant noodles, 4,000 cartons of water, and 4,000 boxes of sausages in Lang Son, while preparing additional support for 2,300 households in Ha Tinh and Tuyen Quang provinces.
IOM plans to deliver 4,000 bottles of drinking water and 350 essential supply kits to Ha Tinh. Save the Children will distribute VND 500 million in cash to households with children in Ha Tinh from October to December.
Other organizations and companies, including Australia, JICA, AHA, ActionAid, AceCook, and Tzu Chi, are providing materials, food, and household and educational items to affected households across northern provinces.
During their operations in Vietnam, relief teams also visited nursing homes, schools, and families, coordinating with local authorities to distribute supplies to affected areas.
Flooding caused by typhoon Matmo has inflicted heavy damage, with 8,677 homes still submerged in Bac Ninh and Hanoi. Dyke management recorded 59 incidents, unchanged since the morning of October 13. More than 550,000 electricity customers in Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Cao Bang, and Lang Son lost power; by noon, 525,000 had been restored, leaving around 25,500 without electricity.
Total estimated losses exceed VND 8,720 billion, including roughly VND 4,000 billion in Thai Nguyen, VND 2,000 billion in Cao Bang, VND 1,670 billion in Bac Ninh, and VND 1,050 billion in Lang Son.
Aid extended to storm-hit communities
The Central Relief Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee received nearly VND799 billion (US$30.31 million) in donations from individuals, organisations and enterprises to support residents in areas affected by Typhoon Matmo as of 5pm on October 8.
