India launches Operation Sadbhav to aid countries hit by Typhoon Yagi

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India has launched 'Operation Sadbhav' to assist Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos, which have been severely impacted by Typhoon Yagi.
 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/india-extends-support-to-typhoon-yagi-hit-myanmar-vietnam-and-laos-launches-operation-sadbhav/articleshow/113369314.cms?from=mdr

 

 

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India on Sunday unveiled 'Operation Sadbhav', an inititative that would help countries severely hit by Tyhpoon Yagi, namely Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos.

The Operation is being backed by the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, with INS Satpura and IAF jets carrying out the relief operation.

While 10 tons of aid that includes dry ration, clothing and medicines left for Myanmar as part of the operation via INS Satpura, 35 tons of aid comprising of water purification items, water containers, blankets, kitchen utensils, solar lanterns were dispatched to Vietnam.

Furthermore, 10 tons of aid consisting of genset (generator set), water purification items, hygiene supplies, mosquito nets, blankets and sleeping bags were sent off to Laos, Minister Jaishankar said.

 

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Rescued elephants drown as heavy flooding hits Thai tourist hub Chiang Mai

Two elephants have drowned, while power was cut and hotels were forced to evacuate guests after the Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was hit by its worst flooding in decades over the weekend.

Across Thailand, 20 provinces are flooded, including nine in the northern region, where 8,625 households are affected according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

In Chiang Mai, flash floods inundated the night market and hotels and a famous elephant sanctuary, which was forced to evacuate more than 100 elephants, as well as hundreds of other animals including buffalo, pigs, horses, dogs, cats and rabbits.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/07/thailand-typhoon-yagi-elephants-rescued-chiang-mai

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Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand

Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said Sunday, as visitors evacuated hotels through knee-high muddy water and shops closed in the city center.

In the center of Chiang Mai, people waded through brown floodwaters in the night bazaar, and water flowed into the central train station, which has now been closed.

Local media reported that thousands of bed-ridden elderly and children were in need of food and evacuation after the Ping River reached an historic high on Saturday night.

By Sunday, the water level had receded slightly, authorities said.

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-northern-thailand.html