Houses, farmland inundated as rivers burst their banks
 
Downpours lasting several hours have caused rivers in several provinces to overflow and inundate dwellings, farmland, roads and other property.
In Huaphan province, 13 households living alongside the Khan River in Hiem district suffered the effects of flooding after a deluge lasting several hours on July 30.
Hiem district Governor Mr Bounvixay Kongpalee said “More than 80 hectares of rice fields and plantations, 30 fish farms and 500 cattle were affected, while sections of main roads, electricity poles and irrigation systems were also affected by the floods.”

Local authorities are providing assistance to people whose homes have been flooded, arranging temporary accommodation and providing food and drinking water.
People living along the Khan River have moved to higher ground and safe places such as schools and other public facilities.
In Luang Prabang province, at least five villages in Phonthong district were affected by flooding but details of the damage and losses are still being assessed. Showers lasting several days last week caused floods on August 2. The Mud and Aeum rivers overflowed their banks and flooded farmland and houses.
Officials are continuing to survey the damage while helping affected communities, a district official said.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare reported at a meeting on July 26 that at least 3,000 households in 218 villages of 18 districts in the provinces of Xayaboury, Bokeo, Luang Namtha and Luang Prabang had been affected by floods.
More than 1,000 hectares of farmland, 25 roads and 71 irrigation channels were affected, while 60 percent of houses in these areas suffered varying degrees of damage. Two people died and four were injured in the floods.
In June and July, the provinces of Xayaboury, Bokeo, Luang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Savannakhet and Xekong all suffered flooding after heavy rain lashed the area, mainly caused by tropical storms Koguma and Cempaka.

By Times Reporters
(Latest Update August 3, 2021)