The Laos disaster reminds us that local people are too often victims of dam development
- Written by Jason von Meding, Senior Lecturer in Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Newcastle
On July 22, the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam under construction in Laos’ Attapeu Province collapsed. Flash flooding inundated eight villages, killing at least 29 people and leaving 131 officially reported missing. The final number of casualties could be much higher.
Disaster response activities are ongoing. The deputy secretary of the...
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