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Tag: Dam collapse

Posted inAT Finance, Laos, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Thailand

Stop work on Lao dam and help victims: groups

by Jim Pollard July 24, 2019February 18, 2020

Civil society groups in three countries have called for construction to stop on a dam in southern Laos where a major collapse occurred last year, killing more than 70 people and leaving about 5,000 villagers homeless. The groups say thousands displaced by the disaster at the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Dam one year ago are still stuck in […]

New pylons used for power distribution are seen in Pak Se in Champasak province in July 2018 near a hydro power plant. Laos is building dozens of dams so it can sell energy to power-hungry neighbors as a fast track out of poverty. Photo: AFP / Ye Aung Thu
Posted inAT Finance, Laos, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

Laos plans 12 new hydropower projects this year

by Bertil Lintner January 3, 2019February 18, 2020
The dam collapse in Attapeu in southern Laos in July devastated forests south of the Xe Pian-Xe Nam Noy dam as well as nearby villages. Lack of proper compensation from dam builders and the government may have also caused a rise in illegal logging. Photo: Chris Humphrey
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Greater Bay Area, Laos, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Deadly dam collapse hit protected forests in southern Laos

by Chris Humphrey January 1, 2019February 18, 2020
An aerial view of the flood in Attapeu province in southern Laos two days after the Xe-Pian Xe-Nam Noy dam collapsed on July 23. The government says just 40 died, but monitors say many hundreds were likely killed. Photo: AFP/ Mime Phoumsavanh
Posted inAT Finance, China, France, Hong Kong, Laos, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

New questions asked about Laos dam toll, builder’s role

by Jim Pollard October 19, 2018February 18, 2020
Residents on rooftops surrounded by floodwaters in Attapeu province after a dam collapsed on July 23.Photo: AFP/Attapeu Today
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, Laos, Middle East, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Living in fear, a price too steep for people of Mekong

by Socheata Sim August 27, 2018August 27, 2018
An aerial view of the flood in Attapeu province in southern Laos two days after the Xe-Pian Xe-Nam Noy dam collapsed on July 23. The government says just 40 died, but monitors say many hundreds were likely killed. Photo: AFP/ Mime Phoumsavanh
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Civil society groups to boycott Prior Consultation on new Mekong dam

by Maureen Harris August 27, 2018
Part of the area in Attapeu in southern Laos that was swamped by the collapse of the dam. Photo: International Rivers
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, Laos, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Brightness turns to dark: stories from survivors of Laos dam collapse

by David Simmons August 6, 2018August 6, 2018
A flood victim with food from relief personnel in Sanamxai, Attapeu province, on July 27, 2018. Rescuers seek to find scores of Laotians still missing after entire villages were washed away. Photo: AFP/ Nhac Nguyen
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, France, Laos, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Lao dam disaster raises suspicions of a cover-up

by Jim Pollard and AFP July 30, 2018February 18, 2020

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