AFP - A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in the impoverished nation, killing more than 600 people, the interior ministry said.
The earthquake struck just before midnight, shaking buildings from Kabul to neighbouring Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
Near the epicentre...
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...
The 18th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the 11th ADMM-Plus successfully concluded in Vientiane, Laos, from 19 to 22 November. Held under the...