PHOTOS: Hundreds Missing after Laos Dam Collapse
Hundreds of people are missing and several are feared dead after a hydropower dam under construction in southern Laos collapsed, causing flash flooding that swept away homes. The disaster left more than 6,600 people homeless.
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Villagers take refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos. (Image: AP)
Villagers take refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos. (Image: AP)
Villagers carry their belonging as they evacuate after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos. (Image: Reuters)
People on a boat are evacuated in the floodwaters from a collapsed dam in southeastern Laos. (Image: AP)
People are evacuated through the floodwaters from a collapsed dam in southeastern Laos. (Image: AP)
Villagers are seen inside a temporary shelter as they evacuate after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos. (Image: Reuters)
Villagers take refuge on a rooftop above floodwaters from a collapsed dam in southeastern Laos. (Image: AP)
Villagers evacuate after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos. (Image: Reuters)
Villagers are seen inside a temporary shelter with their belonging as they evacuate after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Laos. (Image: Reuters)
A villager takes refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos. (Image: PTI)
