Defence ministry supports Laos to recover from dam collapse
The Vietnamese Ministry of Defence donated 50,000 USD as relief aid for the Lao government and people to recover following the collapse of Sepian Senamnoi hydroelectric power dam.
The High Command of Military Region 5 of Vietnam give relief aid to Appateu province. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Defence donated 50,000 USDas relief aid for the Lao government and people to recover following thecollapse of SepianSenamnoi hydroelectric power dam.
Deputy Minister of Defence Tran Don handed over the money to Lao DeputyAmbassador to Vietnam Viengsay Dalasan on August 3.
Don said that the Vietnamese Party, Government, people and the Vietnam People’sArmy have sympathy for their Lao counterparts over the losses due to the damcollapse.
The ministry directed the High Command of Military Region 5 of Vietnam to continuerescue and relief efforts in Attapeu province.
The Lao diplomat, for his part, thanked the Vietnamese Party, Government,people and military for supporting Laos, saying that he will send the money toAttapeu province so that local people will soon stabilise their livelihoods.
On July23, a saddle dam of the Sepian Senamnoi hydroelectric power project, investedby RoK, Thai and Lao companies, burst, unleashing 5 billion cubic metres ofwater from the mountain to 13 villages of Sanamxay district downstream the SepianRiver, some 560 km southeast of Vientiane.
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The National Committee for Disaster Response and Search and Rescue has asked the Ministry of National Defence to join disaster relief efforts for victims in the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Laos following the instruction of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The Vietnamese Government has so far donated 200,000 USD sourced from State budget reserves and 100 tonnes of rice to the Lao Government in order to help the neighbouring country overcome the aftermath of the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam.
The Vietnamese community in Laos continued to raise funds in support of local residents hit by the collapse of Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam on July 23.
The High Command of Military Region 5 and the South Laos Friendship Co., Ltd are continuing to direct their units to send personnel to the Lao province of Attapeu to help local residents affected by of the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam overcome the consequences.
People affected by widespread flooding caused by the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Attapeu province look to receive full compensation.
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The High Command of Military Region 5 of Vietnam give relief aid to Appateu province. (Photo: VNA) 
