Floods hit Xiengkhoung with two dead and 14 damaged bridges this month
Bombarded with heavy rains for many days so far this July, numerous areas in Xiengkhoung province have been affected by floods. Areas in seven districts of Xiengkhoung have unavoidably seen the negative impacts. Particularly, the condition in Pek district found 37 flood-affected villages with 41 houses damaged, and impacted 475.4 hectares of rice fields, 0.5 hectares of farming areas, 24 barns, 4 bridges, 4 roads, 2 roads blocked, 13 electric pylons, 1 gas station, and 2 chicken farms, forages and irrigation lines.
Bounmy Sengthoummy
