VIENTIANE, June 21 (Vientiane Times/ANN): More than 600 households in 12 villages, and 33 hotels, guesthouses and restaurants along the Xong River in Vangvieng district, Vientiane province, have suffered flood damage, as well as large areas of rice fields.
Vangvieng district governor Mr Bounchan Malavong told Vientiane Times on Friday that after heavy rain on June 13-14 the Xong River overflowed its banks, inundating houses and resorts in the tourist hotspot. The damage is estimated at more than 15 billion kip.
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