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Date: Oct 5, 2009

Ai Seeharhed jai hi laiw!, because bor mee phy penh huang khon Lao hauw junk men nor pour jao nee naa. cry

I would like to exspress my deepest sorrow and concern for my Lao people who's facing with such terrible ordeals and unfortunite tragidy caused by an unmercifull fliud.
I hope Lao Communities a round the world set up fund to help this people soon!!!

Date: Oct 5, 2009

ye i do my part ai si, i have collecting my cloths , and other stuff to donate for them. please poeple do your part. and please leave your anger about lao gov behide. many poeple just blame lao gov, is not time to blame, is time to help. some poele just say is not they job, is lao gov job, i am dissapointed for those who say that.

Date: Oct 5, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Ai Seeharhed jai hi laiw!, because bor mee phy penh huang khon Lao hauw junk men nor pour jao nee naa.

I would like to exspress my deepest sorrow and concern for my Lao people who's facing with such terrible ordeals and unfortunite tragidy caused by an unmercifull fliud.
I hope Lao Communities a round the world set up fund to help this people soon!!!

I meant "FLOOD" not fluid. biggrin

torpido · Veteran Member

ລັດຖະບານອະນຸມັດເງິນຊ່ວຍເຫລືອດ່ວນ 1.000 ລ້ານກີບ ແກ້ໄຂຜົນກະທົບຈາກພະຍຸເກດສະຫນາ; ຂະນະທີ່ມີຜູ້ເສຍຊີວິດແລ້ວ 14 ຄົນ ອີກຮ້ອຍກວ່າຄົນສູນຫາຍ......

this is just the first aid from gov but i m sure that is not enough , but what can we do here?
for the people who living out side how we gonna help them ?
any people from those region (sekong Attapue...) who can update the situation there?

Date: Oct 6, 2009

Hi guys, just so that brothers and sisters here in Samakomlao have an idea about the extent of the damage of ketsana in Laos, Im sharing you this news.

If you want to help the best way is to send either through Lao Ministry of Social Development or much better to the LPDR Red Cross. I will give the link later. Please read on...

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Ketsana toll remains at three with 20 missing

Vientiane Times, 5th Oct 2009

The death toll in southern Laos caused by tropical storm Ketsana
currently remains at three with at least 20 others missing, officials
say.

Deputy Head of the Army's Disaster Prevention Unit, Lieutenant Colonel
Saichay Kommasith, confirmed one of the dead and 10 of those missing
were in Attapeu province, including eight Vietnamese workers at the
Xekhaman I hydropower plant.

Local media reported at least 10 others living in rural areas of the
province are still missing.

The two other fatalities were reported in Savannaket province by the
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and Lao Red Cross.

The authorities have asked for assistance from Cambodian officials in
the search for the missing people who are thought to have been swept
across the river border to Cambodia .

The storm cut through the southern Lao provinces of Xekong, Attapeu,
Savannakhet and Saravan on September 29 causing severe flooding,
especially in Xekong and Attapeu.

The storm then weakened and the water level fell in the following
days.

Government officials, soldiers, police officers and volunteers have
been deployed with rescue equipment to search for the remaining
missing and provide assistance to affected people.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh and his entourage
visited the affected provinces and are scheduled to oversee work there
for several days.

Thousands of affected people in the provinces have been relocated to
safer areas, but still need emergency help.

The Lao government has announced at least 1 billion kip for emergency
relief including food, drinking water, clothing and other essential
items for distribution to flood victims.

In Xekong, 291 houses in 29 villages were inundated and some were
swept away. Overall 1,670 households of 8,640 people have been
affected and relocated, according to provincial Deputy Governor Lieng
Khamphoune.

Some 679 hectares of rice fields and 780 hillside rice cultivation
areas were damaged. Two small hospitals in Kaleum district and two
hotels in Lamam district were destroyed.

Numerous livestock have been killed and swept away, but official data
on this is still being collected.

The estimated loss in this province alone was at least 40 billion kip,
according to Mr Lieng.

In Saravan, the flood damaged 8,000 hectares of rice fields in the
three districts of Saravan, Vapi and Khongxedon. The authorities are
still waiting for information from Ta-Oy and Samuay districts,
according to provincial Deputy Governor Bounthien Phommasathit.

Information regarding loss of livestock, damage to houses and other
flood related loss is also being collected in Attapeu and Savannakhet
provinces.

Officials are expecting huge property losses from the flooding, which
is the worst in many decades.

In Attapeu province, local media reported that flooding of this
magnitude had not been seen since 1968.

Authorities said officials had reached all communities to begin
helping people in need, although some hard hit areas were still only
accessible by boat or helicopter.

Despite contributions from the government, international and civil
organisations, embassies and individuals, there is still a great
demand for help and the public have been urged to contribute
humanitarian aid in cash or in kind.

Those interested in making a donation should contact the Ministry of
Labour and Social Welfare's Social Welfare Department on 021 222 776 021 222 776
or 213005.

The United States Embassy to Laos on Friday provided the Lao Red Cross
with funds of US$50,000 to purchase food and other vital items to
distribute to the victims.

bip_01 · Senior Member

Lol why so angry??? Go and get some fresh air and calm down.
I'm sure everyone is aware and cares about the typhoon flooding.
We are not that heartless. People are doing things about it just because we aren't discussing it on here doesn't mean we don't care. Haha.

Date: Oct 6, 2009

SeeHarHed, thanks for bringing this up. This is no time for blaming, set aside the differnces, those people back in Lao really need help. They've lost everything.

Your donation, no matter how little will go along way in helping those folks rebuild their lives.

If you want to donate in kind, urgent needs are:

* Water and food (easy to cook/ ready to eat)
* clean dry clothes (pregnant and baby's clothes / stuff is a must), blankets, mats, mosquito nets
* slippers/ foot wear
* medicines
* vaccines
* basic emergency kits (paracetamols, rehydration solutions, wound cleaning solutions, etc.)

If you are in Laos and not so busy you can also organize a group to help clean up the mess left by the typhoon. Doctors and nurse can also organize medical misisons, psychological couseling is also needed for the victims. Just make sure you coordinate with either the Red Cross or the Ministry of Welfare and Social
Development.

Cheers!

Here is the link to Lao Red Cross:

http://www.laoredcross.org/donation.php

Donation

Any individual, company, enterprise, organization, ministry or association who wish to donate money or any used or new objects, etc, to help those who are affected by the natural and man-made disasters can do their donation to this account:

A/C Lao Kip (Lak) 00-4548 000 12734 LDB (Numphou)
Or A/C Baht 02-4548000 04983 LDB (Numphou)
Or A/C US$ 010-7120 104 220 BCEL
Account Name: LAO RED CROSS

In the occasion of the International Red Cross Day, we organize a Blood Donation Campaign to save life of mankind and those patients who need blood for their treatment. For every day blood donation, you can also go directly to the blood donation center of the Lao Red Cross, located at Phainam Road, in front of the Ministry of Education guesthouse. Tel:

856-21-214 763 or 856-21-218 922 856-21-218 922.

Besides this, the donation of money and goods can be made every day. We are ready and available at your disposition, or you can contact the following numbers:

Telephone: 856-21-253 014 856-21-253 014, 216 610, 215 762,
Mobile: 020-2249-180 or 020-5996-436

Fax: 856-21-212128

You can also mention to whom beneficiary you would like to donate for e.g who? which sections, district or province or probably you can go along with our accompany distributing team or we can do the hand over on your behalf, then the regular report will be sent to you.
We really hope to receive your generosity and cooperation.
Your little donation can help many less-privileged people and give them a better life.

Date: Oct 6, 2009

heh SHH i do understand your frustration. i'm the one who has been posting the news updates about the situation in Attapeu on the other thread (Title: Storm Kills 16 people in Laos)...but the response has been stuff like Speakout & Khonthakek discussing about a spoilt laptop :P

eye_sky & Ganda's own country (Philippines) has been hit really badly by Ketsana & another typhoon...& Ganda is offering useful info on how to help Laos. hopefully more Lao people (regardless of Lao nai or Lao nok) will be inspired to help themselves & even help others...

torpido:
i've already posted what info i could get from a foreigner working in Attapeu, see the other thread:
http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=98894&p=3&topicID=31275366

i don't think there are many people left in Attapeu who still have the ability to contact the outside world & update others on their situation...World Food Programme's report said:
More than 90 per cent of Attapeu's land has been flooded, affecting 110,000 out of a total population of 117,000 people, WFP said.

to all who are concerned about the situation, thank you :)

regards,

another non-Lao foreigner

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