MINSK, 20 January (BelTA) – Belarus has sent a batch of humanitarian aid to Vietnam, BelTA learned from representatives of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry.
An aircraft of the air carrier Transaviaexport has left Minsk and is now on its way to Cam Ranh, Vietnam. The cargo is accompanied by Emergencies Ministry personnel.
The cargo includes food, warm clothes, blankets, tents, and a power generator.
Belarus decided to send relief to Vietnam after the latter was hit by tropical typhoons, which flooded over 100,000 households. The bad weather killed about 100 people. The Vietnamese government estimates that over 4.3 million people suffered from the bad weather and 395,000 people are in need of help.
