Typhoon Ketsana - Flash appeal Lao PDR 2009

On 29 September 2009, Typhoon Ketsana hit the southern Provinces of Lao PDR. Typhoon Ketsana entered the country from Vietnam as a severe tropical storm then rapidly weakened to a tropical depression before exiting the country into Cambodia. The typhoon swept over Attapeu, Sekong, Saravan, Savvannakhet, and Champassack provinces. Attapeu province was the worst hit, bearing the brunt of the storm, with wind speed of upto 140 kms per hour bringing with it torrential rains. Several
villages located along Sekong River in Sekong Province and Sedong River in Saravan Province, were washed away.

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