ASEAN stands in solidarity with the flood-affected communities in Lao PDR following the tropical storm ‘Podul’ and Tropical Depression ‘Kajiki.’ Today the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) handed over the ASEAN relief kits comprised of family kits, personal hygiene kits, kitchen sets, mosquito nets and jerry cans intended to over 1,500 people in six provinces affected by the disaster.

In the spirit of “One ASEAN, One Response”, the AHA Centre immediately reinforced the Government’s response in the areas of coordination, information management, rapid needs assessment, and deployment of ASEAN relief items supported by the Government of Japan through its Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF); and the Direct Relief. The Government of Malaysia provided support for airlifting the relief items; and the UN Humanitarian Response Depot in Subang, Malaysia provided ground handling support to load the relief items to the RMAF A400M aircraft.