VN offers US$200 million aid to Laos after dam collapse

VGP – Viet Nam offered US$200 million aid to Laos on Thursday to help the neighboring country overcome consequences of the dam collapse in the Southern province of Attapeu.

Vice Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung hands over US$200 million aid to Lao Ambassador to Viet Nam Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Ha Noi, July 26, 2018. Photo: VGP

The castatrophic incident has reportedly killed dozens of people and while hundreds are still missing and thousands of people lost their houses.

Earlier, top leaders of Viet Nam have expressed sympathy with their Lao counterparts over the great losses in humans and property caused by the collapse of Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in the Lao province of Attapeu on July 23./.