The victims of tropical storm Ketsana are set to benefit with the government's secretariat calling on its agencies of various levels to make and collect donations.
The secretariat's Chief and Minister to the Prime Minister's Office Cheuang Sombounkhanh signed the notice on October 2.
Ministers, chiefs of government organisations, the Vientiane mayor and provincial governors will be involved in the efforts.
The government agencies have been urged to collect donations from organisations and from all social strata including officials, businesspeople, companies and social organisations.
The donations welcomed include cash, food, drinking water, daily- living related items, household appliances, cooking equipment and medicine.
The notice was made with the Prime Minister's supervision on October 1, according to a press statement from the secretariat.
Tropical storm Ketsana cut through central and southern provinces from September 28-30, mainly Xekong, Attapeu and Saravan.
The storm brought continuous rainfall for many hours causing rivers and streams to overflow, inundating and occasionally sweeping away houses as well as schools, hospitals, basic infrastructure, livestock and crops.
Several deaths and injuries were reported.
The flood triggered huge losses to property, both state and privately owned. Auditing of the loss is not yet complete, the statement said.
The statement said the donations will help the victims to restore their lives to normal, as well as rebuilding basic infrastructure.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the Lao Red Cross have been assigned roles and asked to form committees to receive the donations.
The Red Cross and the ministry are required to inform the public of their spending plans and identify places where they can use the donations in a clear and easily understandable manner, the statement said.
With concern for the victims paramount, the Party and government in collaboration with their local agencies have led work to provide emergency aid under the relevant guidelines.
In Xekong province, aid worth more 1.8 billion kip has been collected so far, including 1,293 million kip in cash, provincial Deputy Governor Lieng Khamphoune was reported as saying in local media reports.
The relief supplies have been provided by various sectors within the province, from other provinces and the central government.
Almost all of the aid donated has now been distributed to the victims and the provincial Disaster Prevention Committee is allocating the remainder.
People who wish to donate can contact the Lao Red Cross on
021-250000 or 020-6771253 and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare's Social Welfare Department at 021-222 776 021-222 776 or 213005.
Just wondering how much the Lao Communist government has personally donated or set aside a relief fund amount for the lao people affected by this disaster. Also just wondering how much collected in donation will actually be spent on rebuilding and/or personally place into government pockets.
Just wondering how much the Lao Communist government has personally donated or set aside a relief fund amount for the lao people affected by this disaster. Also just wondering how much collected in donation will actually be spent on rebuilding and/or personally place into government pockets.
If you really doubt about the government, then please stop barking and give your donations instead to the Laos Red Cross, you will have more security and assurance that your donation will reach the ones in real need. At this time of need, you have to cast away your doubts. Those people in the south of Laos needs help in all forms physical, emotional, spiritual because they lost everything, some even lost the lives of their loved ones. They dont need politics this time, but a real caring heart.
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