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ADB approves mln grant đăng nhập bet88 support Vietnam’s typhoon Yagi aftermath recovery
The new grant from ADB will support wider government efforts đăng nhập bet88 deliver immediate humanitarian relief
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on September 27 announed that it has approved a million grant đăng nhập bet88 assist the Vietnamese gorvernment in providing emergency and humanitarian services đăng nhập bet88 residents affected by the super typhoon Yagi in the northern region of the country.
The grant is funded by the Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund, which aims đăng nhập bet88 provide support đăng nhập bet88 ADB’s developing member countries affected by major disasters triggered by natural hazards.
Mr. Shantanu Chakraborty, ADB’s Country Director for Vietnam expressed that ADB highly commend the extraordinary efforts of the Vietnam government and Vietnamese in responding đăng nhập bet88 the damage caused by typhoon Yagi.
“ADB’s grant will support wider government efforts đăng nhập bet88 deliver immediate humanitarian relief. ADB is also committed đăng nhập bet88 working with the government on post-disaster recovery in the affected provinces đăng nhập bet88 build back better and improve resilience, which is critical in the face of accelerating natural hazards,” he said.
Along with that,ADB has been working with other development partners đăng nhập bet88 support the government’s response đăng nhập bet88 the disaster, including assessing assistance needs in the affected northern provinces of Vietnam.
Therefore, ADB’s emergency assistance aims đăng nhập bet88 help ensure that people living in disaster areas have access đăng nhập bet88 basic medical and social services and resources đăng nhập bet88 rebuild their lives and livelihoods and will continue đăng nhập bet88 work closely with the government and other development partners đăng nhập bet88 deliver humanitarian assistance in line with the United Nations Resident Coordinator Disaster Response Plan.
Typhoon Yagi, the strongest typhoon đăng nhập bet88 hit Vietnam in decades, made landfall on the northern coast of the country on September 7. As of 24 September, 337 people have been killed or reported missing and another 1,935 people injured, according đăng nhập bet88 the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
The typhoon and subsequent flooding and landslides caused widespread damage in 26 provinces, with an estimated 37 million people living in the affected areas. Initial economic loss across northern part of Vietnam is estimated at around .6 billion.
