International emergency aid reaches flood-hit provinces in central Vietnam

The Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment coordinated the delivery of these supplies after mobilizing assistance through international organizations.

As many as 3,350 cartons of bottled drinking water were transported to Gia Lai Province.

In Dak Lak Province, relief goods include 11,500 packets of sausages, nearly 49,000 packs of biscuits, more than 7,300 cardboard boxes of milk, and some 25,000 boxes of bottled water.

The supplies were delivered to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dak Lak for distribution to residents in affected areas, including Tuy An Dong and Tuy An Tay Communes.

The authority continues to work with embassies and international organizations to secure additional emergency aid for communities impacted by severe flooding across central Vietnam.

In the coming days, the authority is expected to receive further relief shipments from the European Union (EU) for distribution in Dak Lak.

Helicopters airdrop aid into isolated flood zones

In a separate emergency operation, two helicopter crews from the 917th Air Regiment of the 370th Air Division under Vietnam's Air Defense–Air Force successfully delivered essential supplies to isolated residents in Hoa Xuan Commune, Dak Lak on Saturday afternoon.

Colonel Nguyen Truong Toan, political commissar of the 917th Air Regiment, confirmed that the mission was completed safely despite challenging conditions.

Hoa Xuan has been among the hardest-hit areas, with many households still trapped by floodwaters.

The mission deployed two Mi-171 helicopters, piloted by highly experienced officers, including Lieutenant Colonel Truong Thanh Binh and Colonel Toan.

Each helicopter carried two metric tons of essential supplies, delivering a total of four metric tons directly to isolated communities.

The supplies were transported from Can Tho Airport in southern Vietnam.

At 2:20 pm on Saturday, the helicopters started to airdrop the supplies to residents.

Crews are expected to continue flights on Sunday morning.

“We plan to conduct around eight sorties, transporting relief goods from Cam Ranh and Tuy Hoa airports to residents cut off by floodwaters,” Colonel Toan said.