Vietnamese workers among Lao flash flood victims
Flash floods, which hit
The toll was confirmed by a senior Lao delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister
and Defence Minister Douangchay Phichith after a field trip to the scene in
Attapeu
The Vietnam-Laos Electricity Joint-stock Company, executive of the Secaman 1
hydro-power project, on October 1 sent a delegation to the scene and worked
with Lao authorities at all levels to aid recovery efforts in the wake of the
disaster.
Typhoon Ketsana has killed at least three Laotians in southern provinces and
caused heavy material damages, reported the Lao Agency for Disaster
Control.
The Lao Government has decided to disburse 10 billion kip and send 1,000 tonnes
of rice as relief aid to storm victims./.