Hundreds missing in Laos after dam collapse: State news agency

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AFP Bangkok
Last Updated : Jul 24 2018 | 3:05 PM IST

Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam in southeast Laos, state media reported today.

The accident happened at a dam in southeastern Attapeu province late yesterday, releasing five billion cubic metres of water with "several human lives claimed, and several hundreds of people missing," Laos News Agency said.

The dam is being built by Xe Pien-Xe Namnoy Power Company, or PNPC.

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First Published: Jul 24 2018 | 3:05 PM IST

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