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| Laos dam collapse: 'Hundreds missing' after flash floods hit villages | Laos dam collapse: 'Hundreds missing' after flash floods hit villages |
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| Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number dead after a dam collapsed in south-east Laos, state media reported. | Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number dead after a dam collapsed in south-east Laos, state media reported. |
| The collapse at the hydroelectric dam in Attapu province late on Monday sent flash floods through six villages, Laos News Agency said. | |
| "Several human lives" were lost and "several hundreds of people [are] missing", it added. | "Several human lives" were lost and "several hundreds of people [are] missing", it added. |
| More than 6,600 people have been made homeless by the floods, reports said. | More than 6,600 people have been made homeless by the floods, reports said. |
| The reason for the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam's collapse is not clear. | The reason for the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam's collapse is not clear. |
| Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has postponed government meetings and gone to the affected area in Sanamxay district with senior officials to monitor relief efforts, state media said. | Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has postponed government meetings and gone to the affected area in Sanamxay district with senior officials to monitor relief efforts, state media said. |
| Local authorities have appealed to government bodies and other communities to help provide emergency aid for the victims such as clothing, food, drinking water and medicine. | Local authorities have appealed to government bodies and other communities to help provide emergency aid for the victims such as clothing, food, drinking water and medicine. |