Simple methods keep Lao fishing traditions alive
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Many places in Laos are now inundated after several weeks of heavy rain which has caused suffering to many households around the country.
People have lost their crops, belongings and livestock.
But not everywhere has been affected by flooding and some people continue to go about their daily fishing activities in places where river levels have not become too high.
In None village, which sits alongside the Nam Ngum river in Pakngum district about 80km from downtown Vientiane, the locals make the most of their riverine environment, in both the dry and wet seasons.
When the river rises, some people spend all day on the water, using the traditional fishing methods that have kept them supplied with fish all their lives.
Patithin Phetmeuangphuan
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