Disasters and emergency response

Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Army personnel yesterday returned to the site of their command centre in Mai village as they prepare to resume their search and rescue mission, after being forced out of the centre on August 15 when floodwaters rose.More ...

Nine pressing issues were tabled at the government’s monthly meeting yesterday, highlighting the government’s recovery response and relief efforts in flooded areas around the country.More ...

Authorities are speeding up efforts to relocate flood victims from tents and shelters into more liveable temporary housing in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province.More ...

Although the level of the Mekong decreased a little yesterday people living alongside the river in Vientiane and other low-lying areas across the country must be on their guard as more rain is forecast in the coming days.More ...

Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Military personnel have been surveying routes to flooded areas since Monday hoping to bring in more vehicles and equipment to assist in the search for people still missing after the flash flood on July 23.More ...

Flooding caused by recent storms has killed at least 46 people while 97 other people are missing and four people were injured, according to the latest report from the National Disaster Prevention and Control Committee. Some 82,460 families of 236,188 people in 79 districts of ...

Buildings under construction in Hadyao village, Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, to house people made homeless by the floods, are expected to be complete within the next 20 days.More ...

People living alongside the Mekong River are warned to be extra vigilant over possible flooding this week, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Meteorology and Hydrology Department has warned.More ...

The SK Group has donated US$10 million (about KRW 11.2 billion) to the Lao government as a contribution to the relief fund for the flood recovery effort in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province.More ...

The Mekong River rose rapidly overnight on Saturday and Vientiane residents woke up to see the newly built Nakharath City shopping centre partially submerged. The owners of the 300 stalls it contains were astonished to find that the river had claimed the site and hurriedly ...