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Hydropower dam collapses in Lao

Hundreds are missing and an unknown number feared dead after a partly built hydropower dam in southeast Lao PDR collapsed after heavy rain and sent a wall of water surging through six villages, state media and contractors said Tuesday.Laos News Agency said the accident happened on Monday evening near the border with Cambodia, releasing five billion cubic metres of water - more than two million Olympic swimming pools.The agency said there were "several human lives claimed, and several hun

25 July 2018
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