Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration

Building the capacity of stakeholders will be a long job for the Flood and Drought Risk and Mitigation (FDM) project in permanently improving the effective use of resources.More ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sanamxay district: The 500,000 kip cash handout promised to each of the families displaced by the flood in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, after a nearby dam burst last month, has not yet been received by all households. More ...

Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: The search for missing people in flooded villages here has been called off temporarily because of rising water levels following several days of torrential rain.More ...