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Laos Dam Collapse Death Toll Rises To 31, 130 Still Missing: Reports
The death toll from a massive dam collapse in southern Laos has jumped to 31, officials said, with scores still missing weeks after the unprecedented disaster that swept entire villages and farmland away.
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Baby Saved From Laos Dam Disaster By Thai Cave Rescue Volunteers
The rescue of a baby boy, terrified and hungry after days without food, has been captured in a viral video showing the infant survivor of a dam collapse in southern Laos being carefully carried through swirling flood waters and waist-high mud.
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"Not Enough Time To Get Out": Laos Villagers On Dam Burst
The first warning came at 4.00 p.m., one hour later the water started to flow through the village, and by late evening it was a torrent.
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Dead Cows, Destroyed Homes: Story Of Laos Ravaged By Dam Collapse
The bloated carcasses of pigs and cows float in the knee-high flood waters covering the Laos village of Hoi Kong, as mud-caked residents pick through the remnants of homes destroyed by a dam collapse that they had little time to flee.
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A Scramble For Survivors After Laos Dam Collapse, Thousands Await Rescue
Rescuers scrambled to reach homeless and stranded people in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a partially built hydropower dam sent a devastating torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages.
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South Korea Firm Says Laos Dam Damage Found Day Before Collapse
The South Korean partner in a Laos hydropower dam said Wednesday it discovered the upper part of the structure had washed away 24 hours before it collapsed, engulfing villages and leaving hundreds missing.
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17 Bodies Recovered After Laos Dam Collapse, Hundreds Missing
The bodies of 17 people have been recovered after flash floods caused by a dam breach in southern Laos, a Thai consular official at the scene told AFP Wednesday.
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Dozens Feared Dead, Rescuers Search For Missing After Laos Dam Collapse
Rescuers searched in difficult conditions on Wednesday for dozens of people feared dead and hundreds missing after a dam collapsed in a remote part of land-locked Laos, one of Asia's poorest countries, a government official said.
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Hundreds Missing, Many Feared Dead After Hydropower Dam Collapses In Laos
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 Tuesday.
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Laos Dam Collapse Death Toll Rises To 31, 130 Still Missing: Reports
The death toll from a massive dam collapse in southern Laos has jumped to 31, officials said, with scores still missing weeks after the unprecedented disaster that swept entire villages and farmland away.
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Baby Saved From Laos Dam Disaster By Thai Cave Rescue Volunteers
The rescue of a baby boy, terrified and hungry after days without food, has been captured in a viral video showing the infant survivor of a dam collapse in southern Laos being carefully carried through swirling flood waters and waist-high mud.
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"Not Enough Time To Get Out": Laos Villagers On Dam Burst
The first warning came at 4.00 p.m., one hour later the water started to flow through the village, and by late evening it was a torrent.
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Dead Cows, Destroyed Homes: Story Of Laos Ravaged By Dam Collapse
The bloated carcasses of pigs and cows float in the knee-high flood waters covering the Laos village of Hoi Kong, as mud-caked residents pick through the remnants of homes destroyed by a dam collapse that they had little time to flee.
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A Scramble For Survivors After Laos Dam Collapse, Thousands Await Rescue
Rescuers scrambled to reach homeless and stranded people in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a partially built hydropower dam sent a devastating torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages.
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South Korea Firm Says Laos Dam Damage Found Day Before Collapse
The South Korean partner in a Laos hydropower dam said Wednesday it discovered the upper part of the structure had washed away 24 hours before it collapsed, engulfing villages and leaving hundreds missing.
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17 Bodies Recovered After Laos Dam Collapse, Hundreds Missing
The bodies of 17 people have been recovered after flash floods caused by a dam breach in southern Laos, a Thai consular official at the scene told AFP Wednesday.
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Dozens Feared Dead, Rescuers Search For Missing After Laos Dam Collapse
Rescuers searched in difficult conditions on Wednesday for dozens of people feared dead and hundreds missing after a dam collapsed in a remote part of land-locked Laos, one of Asia's poorest countries, a government official said.
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Hundreds Missing, Many Feared Dead After Hydropower Dam Collapses In Laos
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 Tuesday.
