Laos dam collapse: ‘hundreds missing’ after villages flooded

Several people confirmed dead and thousands homeless in Attapeu province Hundreds of people are missing after a hydroelectric dam collapsed in southern Laos, destroying thousands of homes and leaving an unknown number of dead. Five billion cubic metres of water – the equivalent of 2m Olympic swimming pools – swept through the surrounding countryside after the accident at the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam, which is still under construction in south-eastern Attapeu province. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/24/laos-dam-collapse-hundreds-missing #Headlines by: Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent and agencies

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