Disasters and emergency response

The north and central regions of the country have been put on alert for heavy downpours after weather forecasters warned that Typhoon Mangkhut and Tropical Storm Barijat are expected to pass over Laos from September 17-18.More ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will accelerate cooperation with provincial officials in seeking funding to repair flood-affected irrigation systems and help farmers plant dry season crops. Almost 600 irrigation projects have been affected by heavy flooding that resulted from tropical storms Son-tinh and Bebinca last ...

Tropical storm Barijat is forecast to affect the north and central regions of Laos and everyone should be on the alert for heavy rain and winds due to storm activity from September 12-18.More ...

The body of a man was recovered from Huaythahao Lake in Kaenghaed village, Xaybouly district, Savannakhet province, on Sunday, while another man is still missing and presumed drowned.More ...

Students at schools across Laos have been heading back to hit the books, but those young scholars in Attapeu’s Sanamxay district are facing more hurdles than most in returning to regular educational routines.More ...

The State Social Welfare Fund and aid donated by various parties will be used solely to help the victims of disasters, authorities in charge have announced.More ...

Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone yesterday told local authorities in Luang Prabang province that monitoring, vigilance, and sufficient warning were essential for warding off natural disasters.More ...

The German government has provided more than 9.3 billion kip (EUR 950,000) through the German Red Cross to strengthen the blood donation project in target provinces of Laos, as well as to improve aspects of blood processing and supply.More ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith yesterday stressed the safety of local people when he visited flood-hit areas alongside the Nam Ngum River in Vientiane province.More ...

Villages alongside the nation’s major rivers will continue to experience flooding as water levels rise following more torrential rainfall in recent days, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department has warned.More ...