Nine dead, over 58,000 affected by floods in Laos

Laos vice president Pany Yathotou (third from right) distributing food and clothing to villagers affected by flooding in the Xiengkhouang province. - Vientiane Times/ANN

JAKARTA: Heavy rains from the Southwest Monsoon and Typhoon Wipha have left nine people dead and four missing in Laos as of July 31, according to the Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre).

To date, the disaster has impacted more than 58,000 people from 34,000 families across 10 provinces, the centre said in its weekly update.