The
major disaster that strike Lao PDR are floods,
droughts and fires.
Floods:
Floods are by far the
most damaging of all the natural calamities
that strike Lao PDR. The central and southern
regions are most affected by the frequent floods.
Droughts:
Droughts follow floods
in their severity. Droughts like floods affect
the entire country. The timing of the droughts
is more calamitous than its intensity. If the
droughts occur just before the plantation the
entire crop gets affected, thus bringing great
loss to the farmers.
Fires
Forest fires occur occasionally
and mainly during the dry seasons. The main
cause of forest fires is slash-and burn for
cultivation and to create grazing land animals.
Urban Fires are happen
more often. This happens with the lack of basic
infrastructure and the lifestyles.
Typhoon:
As always typhoons follow
the rains.
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