Disasters

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) — The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is closely monitoring the flow of the Mekong amid growing threats from fluctuating weather conditions.“During this current period of regionally low flow and historically severe drought, the MRC is doing its utmost to predict and inform ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities are warning motorists travelling to the north to be alert for landslides along mountainous routes, especially in Huaphan, Xieng Khuang, Luang Prabang and Vientiane provinces, following heavy rain across the country since August 3.Director of the Public Works and Transport ...

 Authorities in Viengxay district, Huaphan province, are calling for contributions of cash and materials to help with the recovery effort after 18 villages suffered from flooding and landslides.Heavy rain has affected the area since August 3 and seven people are still missing after a landslide.The ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Seven people are missing and two children were injured in the early hours of Saturday when a landslide struck in Viengxay district, Huaphan province, after more than two days of rain.District Governor Mr Phonsouk Inthavong told Vientiane Times yesterday that the landslide took ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – After being driven out of their homes following flooding on Tuesday, hundreds of people in Nan district, Luang Prabang province, now need essentials like food, drinking water and clothing.More than 2,000 people in 372 families have been affected, district Governor Mr ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Almost 400 families in eight villages of Nan district, Luang Prabang province, found their homes inundated after torrential rain throughout Monday night caused flash flooding.Nan district Governor, Mr Sivone Vongkhamchanh, told Vientiane Times that the night long downpour caused flooding in low-lying areas of ...

A number of villages in Nan District, Luang Prabang Province have been hit by severe flash floods after torrential rain on Monday evening.A massive rainstorm has finally broken the severe drought that gripped the country for months, causing flash flooding in Luang Prabang.The Nan River ...

Both the government of Laos and the builders of the Xayaburi dam are dismissing allegations that damming of the Mekong River, for the trial run of electricity generators, is one of the reasons for the sharp drop of water levels in the downstream stretches of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The level of the Mekong River – the longest river in Southeast Asia – will increase gradually in the coming weeks after falling to a record rainy-season low that is affecting farmers and businesses.The Meteorology and Hydrology Department issued the forecast ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Low rainfall and high temperatures are destroying the crops of Lao farmers across the country against the backdrop of an ongoing drought in the Southeast Asian region.Analysts say the lowest seasonal rainfall in decades will not only have a severe impact ...