Delhi News Desk !!! The world’s second most powerful storm erupted in southern China and after causing minor damage to China, it moved towards the rest of the world. Let us tell you that this storm has been named after the Japanese word for goat, Yagi, and the zodiac sign Capricorn. This storm first hit the coast of China on September 6. After this, it headed towards countries like Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Namibia, etc., where it caused massive destruction. So far 350 people have lost their lives due to this storm. At the same time, small countries have also suffered huge economic losses. India’s Modi government launched ‘Operation Sadbhavana’ 2 days ago to help 4 countries Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Namibia, which are facing devastation due to the cyclone. Under this, financial help and relief material is being sent to these countries. Help has been sent twice under the operation so far.
So much relief material has been sent so far
According to NDTV report, under ‘Operation Sadbhavana’, 1 million dollars (8.40 crores rupees) have been sent to Vietnam and 1 lakh dollars (84 lakhs rupees) to Laos. Indian Air Force’s C-17 aircraft has sent 10 tonnes of relief material to Laos and 35 tonnes to Vietnam. 32 tonnes of relief material has been sent to Myanmar by Indian Air Force’s IL-76 aircraft. Earlier, 21 tonnes of relief material was sent. Indian Navy has started HADR operation in Yangon, Myanmar. For this, drinking water, ration, medicines, HADR pallets have been sent on warship from Visakhapatnam. 74 people have died due to Yagi storm in Myanmar. 2.40 lakh people have become homeless. 226 people have died in Vietnam alone. Factories, hospitals, houses have been washed away. 35 people have lost their lives in Laos. Relief material includes water, food items, blankets, medicines, utensils and solar lanterns.
As Namibia battles drought, India sends rice
In a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, it has been said that such a severe cyclonic storm has come after 30 years. It became a super typhoon within 2 days after hitting the coast of South China. This storm, which came at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, has caused devastation. On September 8, the storm hit the coast of Vietnam with strong winds of 201 km / h. These winds caused massive destruction in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. At the same time, 1000 metric tonnes of rice was sent to Namibia, which is facing drought. A consignment of relief material was sent from the Nhava Sheva port. Last Saturday, India provided humanitarian assistance to another African country, Chad, when a massive fire broke out in the country’s capital N’Djamena on June 19. Thousands of people were burnt in the fire that broke out after an explosion in an arms and ammunition depot, for whose care people have been sent from India.
