Why?
After days of heavy rainfall and floods, the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapses at 8pm, releasing five billion cubic meters of waters and affecting 7,000 residents in six villages. IFRC issues Emergency Appeal for 2.9 million Swiss francs and allocates 400,000 Swiss
francs from the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the LRC to assist 7,500 people for 18 months.
What?
This operation aims to support the needs of 7,500 people(1,500 households) of the most vulnerable affected communities with appropriate immediate and medium-term assistance in a timely, effective, and efficient manner, as well as accompany them to recover from the impact of the flash floods and increase their resilience to future shocks.
Who?
1500 households