2025-07-25 Heavy Rains Flood in Lao PDR(Laos) on 25 July, 2025

Emergency Obs. Request Information

  • Disaster Type: Flood and Landslide
  • Country/Region: Laos
  • Occurrence Date (UTC): 25 July, 2025
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 01 August, 2025
  • Requester: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre)
  • Escalation to the International Charter: No
  • GLIDE Number: FL-2025-000126-LAO

Disaster Situation

Following our initial request, the enhanced Southwest Monsoon and remnants of TC Wipha have continued to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall in northern and central Laos, resulting to flashfloods and extended flooding. Among the most affected provinces are Luangprabang, Xiengkhouang, Vientiane province, Houaphan, Xayabouly. On 25 July, the Mekong River Commission reported that water levels at Vientiane station reached flood level. For more information on the impacts, please refer to: https://adinet.ahacentre.org/report/lao-pdr-flooding-and-winds-in-vientiane-bolikhamxai-luang-prabang-xayaboury-xiengkhouang-houaphan-and-xayasomboun-effects-of-southwest-monsoon-and-tc-wipha-20250721

Web GIS

Product

   AIT   

2025-08-06

DETECTED FLOOD WATER IN
KHAM DISTRICT, XIANGKHOANG PROVINCE, LAO PDR
As Observed by Sentinel-1 images on 01 August 2025


2025-08-06

DETECTED FLOOD WATER IN
KHAM DISTRICT, XIANGKHOANG PROVINCE, LAO PDR
As Observed by Sentinel-1 images on 01 August 2025


Satellite Image

   Before Disaster   

   JAXA   

2025-05-01

ALOS-2 Level2.1
IMG HH ALOS2 59070/3200 2025/05/01 WBD R 2.1 GUD

2025-05-01

ALOS-2 Level2.1
IMG HH ALOS2 59070/3250 2025/05/01 WBD R 2.1 GUD

   After Disaster   

   JAXA   

2025-08-07

ALOS-2 Level2.1
IMG HH ALOS2 60519/3200 2025/08/07 WBD R 2.1 GUD

2025-08-07

ALOS-2 Level2.1
IMG HH ALOS2 60519/3250 2025/08/07 WBD R 2.1 GUD