Flood-hit regions need nation’s assistance now
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Even as flood levels continue to drop, thousands of people in the south of Laos are hungry and in need of help from the government, organisations and public.
They don’t have enough food, drinking water, kitchen equipment, bedding, and other essentials.
Tropical depression Podul passed over the country at the end of August and beginning of September bringing heavy rain and some 377,703 people in 175,422 families of 1,466 villages in 43 districts have been affected by flooding in Khammuan, Savannakhet, Attapeu, Saravan, Champassak, and Xekong provinces.
