Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration

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 ...

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 ...

Families made homeless by the flood caused by the collapse of a dam in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, on July 23, will now have better living conditions after temporary housing has been built for them.More ...

More than 1,000 mothers and children in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, have made use of free health services on offer following the severe flooding, medical officials reported.More ...

Almost 800 cubic metres of illegally harvested timber that has been confiscated since 2015 is being used to build temporary houses for flood victims in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province.More ...

The National Disaster Prevention and Control Committee and officials from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and other ministries met in Vientiane last week to discuss the assistance being provided to flood victims in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province.More ...

Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: The Committee for Search and Rescue Operations under the supervision of the Lao People’s Army on Friday told reporters it would suspend its search and rescue operations and focus instead on relief and recovery.More ...

The government has stressed that grant aid must reach targeted communities and that everything possible must be done to accelerate the construction of shelters for flood-hit villagers.More ...

Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: The storage management committee has called on organisations and individuals to continue to donate consumer goods and food for the several thousand people currently living in shelters here.More ...