SINGAPORE – The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) delivered more than seven tonnes of humanitarian aid supplies to Thailand in the wake of deadly floods that have claimed over 175 lives.
In a Facebook post on Dec 3, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said that the delivery of aid supplies was coordinated by the Changi RHCC (Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Coordination Centre).
More than seven tonnes of aid contributed by the SAF was transported via The Republic of Singapore Air Force’s C-130 transport aircraft. The relief supplies include food, water, medicine and hygiene supplies.
“This humanitarian assistance underscores the close and longstanding bilateral defence relations between Singapore and Thailand,” Mindef said.
Severe monsoon rains, tropical storms and cyclones have triggered
widespread flooding and landslides across South-east Asia and Sri Lanka,
causing loss of lives, mass displacements, destruction of homes and severe damage to critical infrastructure.
Nearly 900 people in the region have been killed amid deadly downpours, and a
further 350 have died in Sri Lanka.
Floods have also struck Indonesia, where the death toll from the deluge and landslides has surpassed 600, and Malaysia, where around 8,500 people remain displaced in temporary relief centres on Dec 2.
The Singapore Red Cross said on Dec 1 that it is
committing $250,000 to support five of its regional counterparts
in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, whose communities have been affected by the recent adverse weather.