Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration

Allocation of farm land and provision of rice seedlings to people displaced by floods must be hastened, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has told authorities in Attapeu province.More ...

The government is set to cease search operations in Attapeu’s Sanamxay district where many people are still missing following flash floods caused by the collapse of a dam in the southern province in July.An announcement to end the more-than-two-month-long search operations is being prepared and ...

Sixty-six fortunate folk have been located alive as the Lao government task force headed by the Deputy PM reported 34 confirmed dead, 31 missing and another six post-flood disaster-related fatalities in Attapeu in final figures cited by to the nation’s news media Thursday.The search for the remains of victims from the ...

The government has told ministries and provinces to take action to prevent unapproved projects from being carried as part of flood recovery efforts.More ...

The nation will not face serious rice shortages but will encounter temporary difficulties in supplying the staple grain, according to the National Ad Hoc Committee in charge of the post-disaster response.More ...

Government officials yesterday met with development partner bodies to hold a brainstorming session on ways to best assist flooding victims nationwide and estimate damages and losses caused by recent disasters across the country.More ...

The government has agreed to cut various taxes and fees in flood-stricken areas in order to promote greater production during the coming dry-season to compensate damage by this year’s devastating floods.More ...

(KPL) The second ordinary meeting between the cabinet and provincial governors for 2018 has asked sectors and local authorities to create favourable conditions for the dry season production to compensate for the damages caused by disasters.More ...

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 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 ...