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| 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 under construction collapsed in south-east Laos, state media reported. | Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number dead after a dam under construction collapsed in south-east Laos, state media reported. |
| The collapse at the hydroelectric dam in Attapeu province late on Monday sent flash floods through six villages, Lao News Agency said. | The collapse at the hydroelectric dam in Attapeu province late on Monday sent flash floods through six villages, Lao News Agency said. |
| More than 6,600 people have been made homeless, it added. | More than 6,600 people have been made homeless, it added. |
| Pictures showed villagers stranded on the roofs of submerged house and boats carrying people to safety. | |
| "The disaster has claimed several human lives [and] left hundreds of people missing," the agency reported. | "The disaster has claimed several human lives [and] left hundreds of people missing," the agency reported. |
| The reason for the collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam is not clear. Its construction began in 2013 and it was due to begin generating power this year. | The reason for the collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam is not clear. Its construction began in 2013 and it was due to begin generating power this year. |
| The incident follows heavy rain and flooding across southern Laos. | The incident follows heavy rain and flooding across southern Laos. |
| SK Engineering & Construction, a South Korean company with a stake in the project, told Reuters news agency that it was "planning to help evacuate and rescue residents in villages near the dam". | |
| 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. |
| Hydroelectric ambitions in Laos | Hydroelectric ambitions in Laos |
| Sources: Hydropower.org and the Laotian Times |