This photo taken on August 27, 2024 shows a villager fishing on the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

This photo taken on August 26, 2024 shows the rising water level of the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on August 26, 2024 shows the rising water level of the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

This photo taken on August 27, 2024 shows a villager fishing on the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on August 26, 2024 shows the rising water level of the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on August 26, 2024 shows the rising water level of the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

This photo taken on August 27, 2024 shows a villager fishing on the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

This photo taken on August 27, 2024 shows a villager watching the rising water level of the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

This photo taken on August 27, 2024 shows villagers watching the rising water level of the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on August 26, 2024 shows the rising water level of the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The water level of the Mekong River has risen following persistent rainfall during the rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)