LAOS - Hundreds missing in flash floods after hydroelectric dam collapses, 23 Jul 2018

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Hundreds of people are missing and thousands more have been left homeless after a dam collapsed in south-east Laos, releasing a vast body of water that engulfed six villages. The official Laos News Agency reported the hydroelectric dam, under construction in the Attapeu province, had collapsed on Monday evening, causing flash flooding that has left more than 6,600 people without shelter.

The Attapeu dam was being built by Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy Power Company (PNPC), a joint venture led by South Korean companies, with Thai and Lao partners, and was meant to start commercial operations next year.

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Hundreds missing after hydro dam collapses in Laos, sweeping away houses and leaving 6,600 homeless

Hundreds missing after hydroelectric dam collapses in Laos

Hundreds missing in Laos after hydroelectric dam collapses

Hundreds missing after dam collapse in Laos | Descrier News

 

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Race to rescue flooded Laos villagers

Rescuers are racing to find survivors after a dam in Laos collapsed late on Monday, flooding several villages and killing at least 20 people.

At least 100 people are still missing, and thousands have lost their homes.

The authorities in Attapeu province have been using helicopters and boats to try to evacuate stranded villagers.

 

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26 bodies found after Laos dam collapse, hundreds still missing

26 bodies have been recovered and a hundred people have still been missing after a partly constructed hydropower dam in Southeast Laos collapsed sending a flash of floods in six villages.