OVs in Laos raise funds in support of dam collapse victims
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.
Flood in Attapeu, Laos after the collapse of Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Vientiane, July 31 (VNA) – The Vietnamese community in Laoscontinued to raise funds in support of local residents hit by the collapse of Sepien-Senamnoihydropower dam on July 23.
In northern Laos, the Vietnamese Association’s Luang Prabangchapter sent relief teams to Attapeu province and Sanamxay district to present400 relief portions worth nearly 7,300 USD to victims, including cash, rice,and other basic necessities.
Meanwhile, the chapter in Udomsay province raised a total ofaround 7,800 USD.
Buddhist monks and nuns of Bao Quang and Dieu Giac pagodasin Savannakhet province were joined in fundraising activities by Vietnamesefirms operating in the locality, such as LaoVietBank, Unitel (a joint-venturebetween Viettel and Lao Asia Telecom), and the Hanoi-Savannakhet Hospital.
Vietnamese people in Savannakhet and Khammoune provincesraised roughly 7,800 USD along with food and other necessities in support of thevictims in Sanamxay district.
The same day, an aircraft of China Eastern Airlines carrying100 boats, 500 tents, and 100 water purifications systems landed at Wattay InternationalAirport in Vientiane. The relief goods were handed over at the airport with theattendance of Chinese Ambassador to Laos Wang Wentian and Lao Deputy PrimeMinister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Baikham Khattiya.- VNA
Five days after the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam of Laos collapsed, triggering massive flooding, almost 4,000 affected people have been moved to six evacuation centres in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province.
Lao authorities have warned that spreading fake news and photos of the crumbling of the dam collapse disaster in southern Laos violates the country’s laws.
The Lao Government will work with countries whose companies are stakeholders in the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower project to investigate the cause of the dam break, said Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on July 29.
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.
A delegation led by Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), on July 29 visited people who were affected by the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Sanamxay district of Laos’ Attapeu province.
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Flood in Attapeu, Laos after the collapse of Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
