Lao authorities provide urgent aid to flood victims

The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare delivers relief materials to provinces affected by flooding. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Hundreds of villages across several provinces in central and southern Laos are struggling to cope with floods after days of heavy rain.

A large number of farms are under water and thousands of people in the flooded areas are now in need of food and drinking water. Some provinces which have been hit the hardest, including Borikhamxay, Khammuan and Savannakhet, now need boats.