A reporter from the general station learned that on August 29, local time, Luang Namtha province in northern Laos declared a state of emergency for the entire province. According to reports, torrential rains over the past few days have caused extensive flooding and landslides in the area. The disaster affected a wide area, and the infrastructure was seriously damaged. There are currently no reports of casualties. Furthermore, due to the flooding of Luang Namtha Airport, Lao Airlines has temporarily cancelled round-trip flights from Vientiane to Luang Namtha until the situation returns to normal.

Zhitongcaijing · 2d ago
A reporter from the general station learned that on August 29, local time, Luang Namtha province in northern Laos declared a state of emergency for the entire province. According to reports, torrential rains over the past few days have caused extensive flooding and landslides in the area. The disaster affected a wide area, and the infrastructure was seriously damaged. There are currently no reports of casualties. Furthermore, due to the flooding of Luang Namtha Airport, Lao Airlines has temporarily cancelled round-trip flights from Vientiane to Luang Namtha until the situation returns to normal.