Phetsamon's five-member family in Hadyao are optimistic about the future. "I heard our government is building a permanent residence for us," she said, adding that she believed that life for her family and the others displaced would improve.
Fearing possible outbreaks of disease and viruses and under the threat from upstream reservoirs, while also considering the mental health of those displaced, the Lao government decided not to rebuild the permanent residence in the flooded area, but chose six other locations to build new villages.
The temporary residence at Dong Bak is located on the road leading to the area where the dam fractured in Sanamxay. A new village is under construction across the road from the settlement.
The ground for the village has been cleared and machinery and equipment for construction is currently on-site.
Some vendors have also gathered in the vicinity and set up tents to start business as a future community starts to take shape.
In the temporary residences, people have planted a variety of vegetables and fruits in the open space between the residential areas and the public facilities.
Children happily play where they can and the elderly keep cool in the shade. The Hadyao Residence also witnessed its first wedding recently. Life for those displaced is slowly but surely returning to something approximating normal.
In the wake of extensive damage caused by the flood, new infrastructure is being put into place. Bridges, decorated with Lao and Chinese national flags, that several Chinese companies have participated in constructing, are particularly outstanding.
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