VIENTIANE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced Thursday that it has managed to reach more than 40,000 people affected by flooding in the provinces of Attapeu, Sekong and Saravane.

WFP works in close cooperation with the national Disaster Management Office and provincial authorities to guarantee fast delivery of the food. Over a hundred metric tons of rice and over 22,000 cans of fish have been distributed to the eight worst-affected districts within the provinces.  Food distributions will be expanded to Savannakhet Province in the coming days. WFP started its emergency assistance operation on Friday October 2, just one day after typhoon Ketsana caused devastating floods in the region.