Heavy monsoon rains in late August left more than 100 villages flooded across Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, and Luang Prabang provinces in the north of Laos, damaging homes, farmland, and infrastructure.
Northern Provinces
In Luang Namtha, heavy rainfall between 28 and 30 August triggered severe flash floods across 54 villages, including the...
Despite enduring one of the coldest winters in years, Laos continues to grapple with the lasting effects of the past years of severe heatwaves.
Unresolved...
On 21 January, the National Disaster Management Committee estimated that the cost of damages caused by monsoon flooding and landslides in 2024 exceeded LAK...
Luang Namtha Province experienced severe flooding in 2024, leading to significant destruction, including the loss of 20,000 land titles, according to the provincial authorities.
The...
The Embassy of Japan signed an agreement on critical support to Lao’s disaster relief needs and to alleviate food security today. Emergency food stocks...
The Lao government confirmed the deaths from methanol poisoning of two Danish tourists and one American national in Vang Vieng.
The Danish victims have been...
