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Flood victims prepare to move from tents, shelters
Authorities are speeding up efforts to relocate flood victims from tents and shelters into more liveable temporary housing in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province.More ...
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Start of school year postponed for most Sanamxay children
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: The new school year will be postponed indefinitely for most schoolchildren here as their schools cannot be repaired in time following the devastating flood that inundated the area on July 23. Acting head of the district’s education and sports sector, Mr Bongkeo Sinnakhone, ...
Khonesavanh Latsaphao
Officials evaluating impact of flood in Attapeu
An assessment team from the Ministry of Planning and Investment is working with authorities in Attapeu province to evaluate the impact of the recent floods in Sanamxay district. According to initial information from the province, 13 villages with 2,717 families and 13,067 people were affected by ...
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Homeless families could suffer a second round of flooding
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: About 1,000 people now camping in the two-storey Sanamxay upper secondary school after they were made homeless by the devastating flood last month may have to move to new shelters if the current heavy rains cause further flooding.More ...
Khonesavanh Latsaphao
More flooding in Attapeu after heavy rain
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Flooded villages here had emerged from the muddy waters but now floods are inundating the area yet again after several days of heavy rain.More ...
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UXO removed as authorities prepare to build new houses for flood victims
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Over 100 staff from UXO Lao are searching for and removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) so that work can begin on the construction of temporary houses for flood victims.More ...
Phomphong Laoin
Singapore rescue team arrives to help Attapeu recovery efforts
A 32-member Home Team contingent, comprising 14 officers from the Singapore Police Force (SPF), three victim recovery dogs from the SPF K9 Unit, and 18 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers arrived in Laos on Monday on a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) C-130 ...
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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
UNICEF, govt step up emergency response to address children’s needs
In the aftermath of the flash floods that severely affected Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, UNICEF is working with Lao government counterparts, particularly the Ministry of Health, to provide emergency relief for about 5,300 children and their families. UNICEF has completed the installation of five sets ...
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