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Dam collapses in Laos: hundreds missing
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- 24 July, 2018
- 09:43
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Baku. 24 July. REPORT.AZ/ Hundreds of people are missing and an unspecified number are believed to be dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam in southeast Laos. Report informs citing the RIA Novosti.
The accident happened at a dam in southeastern Attapeu province late on Monday, releasing 5 billion cubic meters of water with "several human lives claimed, and several hundreds of people missing.
A number of houses in the southern part of the district were also swept away and officials in the province have put out a call for relief aid for flood victims. More than 1.3 thousand families (6.6 thousand people) were left homeless.
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