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Hundreds missing in Laos after dam collapse
Updated On: 25 July, 2018 06:51 AM IST | Bangkok | Agencies
Several feared dead, over 6,000 left homeless as collapse triggers flash floods
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The surge of water submerged several homes and forced villagers to seek safety on rooftops. Pics/AP and AFP
Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam under construction in southeast Laos, state media reported yesterday.
Several dams are being built or are planned in Laos, an impoverished and landlocked communist country that exports most of its hydropower energy to neighbouring countries like Thailand.
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