Vietnam sends US$200,000 in aid to Laos after dam collapse

Many Vietnamese agencies and companies have also sent in their donations to help the victims in the incident.

On July 25, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung handed over about US$2,200 contributed by the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and its agencies in Laos to the Lao Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to support the victims.

Later the same day, representatives of the General Association of Vietnamese People in Laos and the Vietnamese Association in Vientiane also presented 50 million LAK (about US$5,950 ) to victims.

The High Command of Military Region 5 of Vietnam asked its South Laos Friendship Co. Ltd. to send 10 medical workers and hundreds of personnel to join rescue and relief efforts.

The company disbursed VND200 million (US$8,645) to purchase essential goods for local residents affected by the incident, while K53 team under the Military Command of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, which was on duty in Laos, was requested to coordinate with Lao forces to search for missing people and help affected residents to overcome the aftermath.