Laos-China Railway Company donates cash and supplies worth ₭800 million LAK to flood victims in the Sanamxay district of Attapeu Province (Linked to Record ID#64527, #64528, #66047, #66050, #65394, #65920, #88680, #88692, and #88707)

Project narrative

On July 23, 2018, the saddle dam of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydroelectric plant burst, causing a flood for the 13 villages of the Sanamxay district in the Attapeu Province along the Xe Pian River. Six villages were almost submerged, and 13,000 villagers were impacted, with 42 people dead and 23 missing. In response, Laos-China Railway Company (LCRC), a joint venture between China and Laos, donated ₭600 million LAK and ₭200 million LAK worth of supplies (a combined ₭800 million LAK in aid) through Laos' Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to the flood victims in the Sanamxay district for disaster relief and reconstruction. LCRC, along with CREC-2 and Sinohydro Bureau 10, also provided assistance by helping construct four bridges to provide access to the flooded villages in the Attapeu Province (see linked Record ID#64528). The Chinese Government and Chinese state-owned enterprises provided aid in response to this disaster. The Chinese Government donated relief supplies (see linked Record ID#64527), the LCRC provided aid to build four bridges to provide access to the flooded villages (see linked Record ID#64528), China Southern Power Grid donates ₭1.2 billion LAK to aid home reconstruction for flood victims (see linked Record ID#66047), PowerChina donated cash and materials worth ₭1.625 billion LAK (see linked Record ID#66050), PowerChina sent experts to provide technical assistance to the Government of Laos (see linked Record ID#88707), the People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent a medical team (see linked Record ID#65394), China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) donated relief supplies (see linked Record ID#88680), Lao Asia Pacific Satellite Co., Ltd. (LAOSAT) donated a batch of satellite televisions to flood victims (see linked Record ID#88692), and LAOSAT sent a team to provide live satellite television and emergency communication services in the flood zone (see linked Record ID#65920). Laos-China Railway Company (LCRC) (Chinese: 老中铁路有限公) is a joint venture between three Chinese state-owned enterprises that collectively hold a 70% ownership stake and one Lao state-owned enterprise that owns a 30% ownership stake. LCRC is responsible for the construction of China-Laos Railway Project, a $5.9 billion USD project that constructed a 418-mile railway segment between Kunming, China, and Vientiane, Laos. China Railway International Co., Ltd. (Chinese:中国铁路国际有限公司), a subsidiary of China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 中国国家铁路集团), led the Chinese enterprises and Laos National Railway Company to establish LCRC. The Laotian state-owned company is Laos Railway Company (Chinese: 中老挝铁路公司) with 30%. The three Chinese state-owned companies/entities are China Mowan Railway Company (Chinese: 中国磨万铁路公司) with 40% [Mowan Railway was established by four major Chinese state-owned enterprises: China Railway International Co., Ltd., China Railway Engineering Corporation (CRECG), Sinohydro, and CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. (part of CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC))], Beijing Yukun Investment (Chinese: 北京玉昆投资) holds 20%, and Yunnan Provincial Government (Chinese: 云南省政府) holds 10%.