Rescuers Arrive for 3,000 Stranded after Laos Dam Collapse

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26 July 2018 12:55 WIB

Villagers evacuate after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos July 24, 2018. Rescue teams from China and Thailand headed on Wednesday into a remote part of landlocked Laos, where more than 3,000 people were stranded after a dam collapse sent a deluge of water across a swathe of villages, domestic media said. ABC Laos News/Handout via REUTERS

26 Juli 2018 00:00 WIB

A general view of a rescue operation after a hydropower dam collapse in Attapeu Province, Laos July 24, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. The Vientiane Times, citing district Governor Bounhom Phommasane, said about 19 people had been "found dead". While nearly 3,000 had been plucked to safety, more than that number were awaiting rescue, many on the rooftops of submerged homes. Mime Phoumsavanh via REUTERS

26 Juli 2018 00:00 WIB

Villagers take refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The official Lao news agency KPL reported Tuesday that the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in Attapeu province collapsed Monday evening, releasing large amounts of water that swept away houses and made more than 6,600 people homeless. Attapeu Today via AP

26 Juli 2018 00:00 WIB

Rescuers work at a flooded site after a hydropower dam collapse in Attapeu Province, Laos July 24, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. A United Nations report on the disaster put the death toll at five, with 34 missing, 1,494 evacuated and 11,777 people in 357 villages affected. It said 20 houses were destroyed and more than 223 houses and 14 bridges damaged by the flooding. Mime Phoumsavanh via REUTERS

26 Juli 2018 00:00 WIB

Villagers take refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. However, a government official said hundreds were reported missing after at least seven villages were submerged in the Attapeu province, the southernmost part of the country. Attapeu Today via AP

26 Juli 2018 00:00 WIB

Villagers carry their belonging as they evacuate after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos July 24, 2018. State media showed pictures of villagers, some with young children, stranded on roofs of submerged houses, and others trying to board wooden boats. REUTERS

26 Juli 2018 00:00 WIB