Photo taken on July 30, 2018 shows the high water level in Pakse, Laos. The governor of Lao province Champasak, Bounthong Divixay, said that until Monday, the water level of the Mekong River is 49 centimeters above the warning line and over a hundred villages around the province are flooded, including 24 villages of the province's capital city Pakse, local media reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Ailun)