Tens of thousands of tonnes of food stocks and seed were lost following heavy rains in Vietnam since 14 October 2010. In response to the urgent shortfall of rice, the Singapore Red Cross earmarked US$30,000 worth of rice grains to survivors of the floods. Mr Lim Theam Poh, Director of Operations & Head of International Services, Singapore Red Cross visited the Vietnam Red Cross between 3 to 5 November to handover some 50 tonnes of rice for the Vietnamese affected by the floods.

The Singapore Red Cross also earmarked US$50,000 for emergency relief efforts in the aftermath of the Cyclone Giri, which hit the coast of Myanmar’s Rakhine state on 22 October 2010. The Myanmar Red Cross took a lead role in the response, with local branches providing food, water and shelter.