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Flood warning for riverside villages extended
Villages alongside the nation’s major rivers will continue to experience flooding as water levels rise following more torrential rainfall in recent days, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department has warned.
People living by the Mekong, Xebangfay, Nam Ngum and Nam Xong rivers in particular must be alert to the possibility of flash floods and landslides and take steps to protect their property.
In Vientiane province, the Nam Ngum 1 dam released more water from the reservoir, which adds to the flood risk downstream.
Vientiane and the provinces of Borikhamxay, Khammuan, Savannakhet, Champassak and Vientiane have all been warned of the risk of flooding after rivers rose to danger levels.
In Vientiane yesterday, the Mekong rose to the risk level of 11.5 metres and in Kaysone Phomvihane city, Savannakhet province, it rose to the high risk level of 12 metres. In Pakxan district, Borikhamxay province, the water rose to the danger level of 14.5 metres.
The Nam Ngum also rose over the danger level of 13 metres in Vernkham village, Xaythany district, Vientiane.
In Thakhaek district, Khammuan province, the Mekong rose above the risk level of 13 metres and in Pakxe city, Champassak province, it was above the risk level at 11 metres.
The Xebangfay River rose over the danger level of 18.5 metres in the Khuaxe area of Khammuan province, where many areas are already flooded. Some 103 villages with over 1,500 families in Xaythany district, Vientiane, have been affected by flooding following the rise of the Nam Ngum river and 582 families have moved out of flooded areas, according to the Vientiane Department of Labour and Social Welfare.
The flooded area includes over 4,000 hectares of rice fields and 578 hectares of vegetables, 431 hectares of sweetcorn, 410 hectares of cassava and over 200 hectares of other farmland.
Xaythany district has also been severely affected by flooding from the Nam Ngum river, with 52 villages and over 1,000 families feeling the effects to varying degrees.
In Viengkham district, Vientiane province, 1,368 families in the villages of Nakheua, Viengkham, Thinyang, Phonhang and Donkuad were also affected by flooding from the Nam Ngum.
The flooded area includes over 1,428 hectares of rice fields, 226 hectares of cassava, 11 hectares of sweetcorn and a large area of other farmland.
In Thoulakhom district, 11 villages are still under water, with 2,799 families suffering from the floods.
Yesterday Luang Prabang provincial authorities banned trucks weighing over 15 tonnes from crossing the Namxeuang bridge on Road No. 13 North in Viengsavanh village, as it was unsafe.
In Huaphan, authorities have advised trucks and buses to avoid sections of Road No. 6 between Namnern village and Xamneua district and beyond to Phoulao mountain on the way to Hiem district as this road is still being cleared following landslides.
Elsewhere, sections of Road No. 13 South in Thaphabath district, Borikhamxay province, are still submerged and only vehicles with good clearance such as pick-ups can get through, according to the Borikhamxay newspaper.
Villages alongside the nation’s major rivers will continue to experience flooding as water levels rise following more torrential rainfall in recent days, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department has warned.
People living by the Mekong, Xebangfay, Nam Ngum and Nam Xong rivers in particular must be alert to the possibility of flash floods and landslides and take steps to protect their property.
In Vientiane province, the Nam Ngum 1 dam released more water from the reservoir, which adds to the flood risk downstream.
Vientiane and the provinces of Borikhamxay, Khammuan, Savannakhet, Champassak and Vientiane have all been warned of the risk of flooding after rivers rose to danger levels.
In Vientiane yesterday, the Mekong rose to the risk level of 11.5 metres and in Kaysone Phomvihane city, Savannakhet province, it rose to the high risk level of 12 metres. In Pakxan district, Borikhamxay province, the water rose to the danger level of 14.5 metres.
The Nam Ngum also rose over the danger level of 13 metres in Vernkham village, Xaythany district, Vientiane.
In Thakhaek district, Khammuan province, the Mekong rose above the risk level of 13 metres and in Pakxe city, Champassak province, it was above the risk level at 11 metres.
The Xebangfay River rose over the danger level of 18.5 metres in the Khuaxe area of Khammuan province, where many areas are already flooded. Some 103 villages with over 1,500 families in Xaythany district, Vientiane, have been affected by flooding following the rise of the Nam Ngum river and 582 families have moved out of flooded areas, according to the Vientiane Department of Labour and Social Welfare.
The flooded area includes over 4,000 hectares of rice fields and 578 hectares of vegetables, 431 hectares of sweetcorn, 410 hectares of cassava and over 200 hectares of other farmland.
Xaythany district has also been severely affected by flooding from the Nam Ngum river, with 52 villages and over 1,000 families feeling the effects to varying degrees.
In Viengkham district, Vientiane province, 1,368 families in the villages of Nakheua, Viengkham, Thinyang, Phonhang and Donkuad were also affected by flooding from the Nam Ngum.
The flooded area includes over 1,428 hectares of rice fields, 226 hectares of cassava, 11 hectares of sweetcorn and a large area of other farmland.
In Thoulakhom district, 11 villages are still under water, with 2,799 families suffering from the floods.
Yesterday Luang Prabang provincial authorities banned trucks weighing over 15 tonnes from crossing the Namxeuang bridge on Road No. 13 North in Viengsavanh village, as it was unsafe.
In Huaphan, authorities have advised trucks and buses to avoid sections of Road No. 6 between Namnern village and Xamneua district and beyond to Phoulao mountain on the way to Hiem district as this road is still being cleared following landslides.
Elsewhere, sections of Road No. 13 South in Thaphabath district, Borikhamxay province, are still submerged and only vehicles with good clearance such as pick-ups can get through, according to the Borikhamxay newspaper.
