Thai government calls all people to donate for Lao victims of dam break
The government of Thailand on July 30 called on all Thai people to donate cash or relief items to survivors of the dam collapse in Attapeu province, southern Laos, which occurred last week.
Transporting food aid to flooded areas in Laos after the dam collapse (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The government of Thailand on July 30 called on all Thai people to donate cash or relief items to survivors of the dam collapse in Attapeu province, southern Laos, which occurred last week.
The country’s Ministry of Interior has instructed all 76 provinces to set up donation centers to receive cash or material donations which will be sent to Attapeu where the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam burst.
The ministry urged people to donate goods of good quality and will not break or damage during the delivery process, saying that the shipments of the donated goods will continue until the flooding situation in Laos improves.
Meanwhile, Thai company Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl, one of the dam constructors, said in a statement that it had given an initial assistance of 1.3 billion LAK (154,000 USD) to Laos.
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) also provided relief for about 3,000 Lao villagers displaced by the disaster. These items included 500 bottles of clean water, 500 survival kits and 2 million THB (59,000 USD) in cash.
On July 25, Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha met with Lao Ambassador Seng Soukhathivong to donate 5 million THB (147,000 USD) for the Lao victims while a total of 1.4 million THB donated by Thai firms and people in Laos has been also sent to the Lao Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.
The Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam collapsed at 8:00pm on July 23, causing massive flooding which completely isolated six villages in Sanamxay district of Attapeu province.
Some 587 families with 3,060 people were reportedly made homeless, while more than 100 people were still unaccounted for.
The 410 MW capacity hydropower plant is being constructed by the Sepien-Senamnoi Power Company (PNPC), which is a joint-venture of SK Engineering and Construction (SK E&C) and Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) from the Republic of Korea, Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding (RATCH) from Thailand, and Lao Holding State Enterprise (LHSE).
Construction of the project, which is estimated to cost 1.02 billion USD, began in February 2013 and commercial operations were expected to begin this year.–VNA
You should also see
Cam Lam - Vinh Hao Expressway to help drive south-central region's economy
The 78.5km Cam Lam - Vinh Hao Expressway, one of the three sub-projects of the North - South Expressway project’s eastern wing, officially opened to traffic on April 26.
See more
World
Indonesia’s coffee exports surpass imports
Indonesia’s coffee exports have surpassed imports for 47 consecutive months since May 2020, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has reported.
World
Thailand expects wave of tourists during Golden Week
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) estimates that about 996,000 foreign tourists will visit the Southeast Asian country between April 26 and May 5, known as the Golden Week holidays in Japan, during which Chinese tourists also prefer to travel overseas.
World
Argentinian media praises Dien Bien Phu Victory
Argentinian newspapers have called Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954) a symbol of the national liberation movement of oppressed and colonialised peoples worldwide.
World
Laos speeds up granting licences to foreign workers
Laos's Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare plans to issue visas to illegal foreign workers and extend permits to legal ones so that they can continue to work in the country.
World
Argentinian scholar praises Vietnam’s April 30, 1975 victory
The complete reunification of Vietnam on April 30, 1975 was an extremely significant event in the history of the country and the world, opined a scholar from the Institute for International Relations at the National University of La Plata, Argentina.
