South Korea has sent its first sets of basic necessities to Laos to help the thousands displaced by flooding after a dam collapsed. <br /> Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday that a military cargo aircraft loaded with 500-thousand U.S. dollars worth of necessities including blankets and hygiene kits left Seoul Air Base at 8 in the morning. <br />Among the aid are clothes and kits given by civilian organizations, the Korean Red Cross, and SK Engineering and Construction.<br />The ministry said that it will offer cash and basic necessities worth a million dollars to Laos. <br />And on Sunday, South Korea will dispatch a medical team to the area. <br />Monday's dam collapse led to around three hundred people missing or dead, with 6-thousand left homeless. <br />
