Flooding, landslides kill dozen in Laos
More than 255,000 people have been affected by natural disasters so far this year, in which 32 people were injured, 12 people were killed, and one person is still missing. This is according to Laos’ Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.
The tropical depression, Prapiroon storm, Typhoon Yagi and tropical storm Soulik have brought heavy rainfall to many parts of Laos and affected 16 provinces across the country, impacting 133 districts, 1,462 villages, and 54,108 households.
The total losses were estimated at $300 million.
In addition, severe flooding in Laos has heavily impacted the irrigation system, damaging 300 projects in 12 provinces across the country and affecting nearly 15,000 hectares of agricultural land.
Many parts of Laos have been affected by flooding and landslides, with farmland, residences and other property damaged following rainfall caused by several storms from July to September.
(Xinhua/NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Economy
Google projects $90 billion economic boost, unveils five AI initiatives for Africa
Google Cloud on Wednesday says its Johannesburg Cloud Region could generate an additional $90.6 billion in economic output and support nearly 315,000 jobs by 2030.
Politics
NTAC revitalised under Tinubu’s ‘4D foreign policy: Official
Yusuf Yakub, the director-general of Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, says President Bola Tinubu’s ‘4D Foreign Policy’ has revitalised NTAC.
World
UN reports highlight medical breakthrough from AI
UN, in a report launched on Wednesday, saw the huge benefits of using AI in the health sector, technology, education and other sectors of the economy.
World
Venezuela Quake: Three-year-old rescued alive after six days
A rescue operation in La Guaira has succeeded in getting a toddler out alive from under the rubble, six days after the double-earthquake disaster in Venezuela.
World
Mediators report progress made in U.S.-Iran indirect talks
The United States and Iran have made progress in indirect talks, according to mediators Qatar and Pakistan.
Africa
59 people killed in Ivory Coast’s heavy rainfall
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), around 7.5 million people are at risk from flooding.
