VO Officials warn of flooding in central and southern Laos INTRO: The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a flood warning this week to people who live along main rivers due to continuing rainfall this month. STORY: According to the warning that was announced on August 5, the level of the Mekong River in Champassak province on the same day had risen above the standard level of 11 metres, over the alert level of 11.5 metres and it was predicted to rise up to the danger level of 12 metres. At the same time other major rivers that link to the Mekong have also risen. The Xe Champhone has risen to 8.1 metres, which is over the lookout level of 7.5 metres, the Xe Bangfai has risen to 18.88 metres, which is above the danger level of 18.5 metres and other rivers are apparently continuing to rise. Authorities urge people to frequently follow the weather forecasts and information of river levels from the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. Following the depression that swept through the central and the northern parts of Laos, southwest winds through the country have been bringing heavy rainfall mostly to the central and southern part of Laos. The heavy rain that fell caused the rise of the Xong River damaging rice fields and guesthouses located along the river and apart from Vientiane province, there were also reports of flood damage in Luang Prabang, Champassak, Attapeu, Saravan and Xekong provinces.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 03:33:10 +0000
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