Many missing after Laos dam collapse

Hundreds of people are missing and some are feared dead after a hydropower dam under construction
collapsed in southern Laos, causing flash flooding which swept away homes


Jul 23: Dam collapse releases five billion cubic metres of water downstream – equivalent to more than two million Olympic swimming pools

Huge area along river south of dam flooded. Six villages engulfed, more than 6,600 people left
homeless


$1.2 billion Xe-Pian Xe Namnoy dam – joint venture by South Korean, Thai and Lao companies – was meant to start commercial operations by 2019


Mekong
CHINA
VIETNAM
LAOS
Vientiane
THAILAND
Dam
CAMBODIA
200km 125 miles


Xe Pian River
ATTAPEU PROVINCE
Xe Kong River
Attapeu
10km 6 miles



Sources: Hydroworld.com, www.power-technology.com, BBC, Reuters 
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