Disasters and emergency response
Disasters
UN agencies further respond to the disaster in Attapeu
United Nations agencies are working closely with the government and humanitarian partners to bring in clean water, food, shelter and medical aid for over 13,000 people affected by the floods in Attapeu province.More ...
Times Reporters
Attapeu hospitals treat 221 injured flood victims
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Some 149 people who were injured when the flood raged through this area have received treatment at the district hospital, while 72 people with more serious injuries were taken to Attapeu provincial hospital.More ...
Phomphong Laoin
36 confirmed dead, 98 still missing in Attapeu
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Military personnel and a rescue team from Singapore are continuing the search for the 98 people still missing in the wake of the dam burst, with the number of dead confirmed at 36.More ...
Phomphong Laoin
Attapeu flood victims appeal for more rice, cooking equipment
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Large numbers of people living in camps here are still in need of rice, beef, fish, cooking stoves and cooking equipment, with many wanting to cook for themselves following the devastating flood.More ...
Phomphong Laoin
Faster dispatch of donated supplies necessary: DPM
Officials are trying to sort through the vast pile of clothing and other items that have been donated for flood victims in Attapeu province, as more and more pour in to a central warehouse in Vientiane.More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Leaders stress urgency in flood relief, recovery effort
Leaders have called for work related to the flood relief and recovery effort to be expedited in all provinces hit by extreme weather conditions.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Military flies in supplies for Attapeu flood victims
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Military personnel are continuing to deliver food, drinking water, clothes, medicines and other supplies by helicopter to two temporary accommodation centres here, as trucks are unable to access the area.More ...
Phomphong Laoin
Disasters claim 108 lives, cause 466 trillion kip losses in eight years
Various disasters have claimed 108 lives and caused more than 466 trillion kip in infrastructure losses and property damage across the country from 2010 to date, a new report has revealed. The disasters recorded in Laos included storms, storm-caused flooding, drought, fires, disease outbreaks and insect ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Three injured people die, bringing Sanamxay flood death toll to 34
Three people who were seriously injured when a flash flood hit Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, have died in hospital, bringing the death toll from the disaster to 34 as of August 5.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Poverty rate may increase in the wake of flooding
The number of poor families could be revised up this year in the wake of flooding that has ravaged many parts of Laos, claiming many lives and a huge amount of property. Thousands of people who were previously lifted above the poverty line could be re-classified ...
Somsack Pongkhao
