Laos Scrambles for Food, Medicines, Coffins Three Days after Dam Burst

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27 July 2018 08:57 WIB

Parents carry their children as they leave their home during the flood after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos July 26, 2018. Troops searched for survivors in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a hydropower dam sent a torrent of water charging across paddy fields and through villages, as rescuers rushed aid to thousands of homeless. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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A man washes his face during the flood after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos July 26, 2018. The official Laos News Agency said that 27 people were confirmed dead and 131 were missing following the failure of the dam on Monday, a subsidiary structure under construction as part of a hydroelectric project in the province of Attapeu. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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A girl uses a mattress as a raft during the flood after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos July 26, 2018. Earlier reports had suggested the death toll would be much higher, and on Wednesday the Vientiane Times had said more than 3,000 people were waiting to be rescued from swirling floodwaters, many of them on trees and the rooftops of submerged houses. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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A resident looks on next to the eggs collected from mud during the flood after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos July 26, 2018. In the village of Khokong, a sea of mud oozed around the stilt houses that were still standing and dead animals floated in the water. "Seven villages were hit, two very badly. There were 200 houses and only about 10 are left standing," said a medical official, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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Damaged house is seen on a street during the flood after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos July 26, 2018. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said roads and bridges were damaged, and boat and helicopter were the only means of transport in the worst-affected areas. Schools in safe areas were being used as evacuation centres, and about 1,300 families needed tents for shelter, it said. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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People sit on a locally made vehicle as they travel during the flood after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos July 26, 2018. On a road to the small town of Sanamxai, Reuters saw trucks carrying aid, including fresh water and blankets, for those made homeless. The government put their number at 3,060. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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