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The hydroelectric plant will start producing electricity in 2019 and is part of the government's plan to make the country an electricity supplier for Southeast Asia [19659002] By
People shelter on the roof of a house after the rupture of the hydroelectric dam in the province of Attapeu, Laos. access_time
24-Jul-2018, 13:54
More than 6,000 people lost their homes and belongings after the dam rupture of a hydroelectric dam under construction in Laos reported Tuesday the official media of the country. (24). Hundreds of people are missing and there are fears that many died because of the sudden floods caused by the accident.
Authorities sent boats to help evacuate residents of San Sai District, Attapeu province, where the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydroelectric power station is located. The barrier broke on Monday at 8 pm, causing a flood of five billion cubic meters of water, with strong currents.
Laotian Prime Minister, Thongloun Sisoulith, suspended a monthly meeting According to the government agency, the company responsible for the hydroelectric plant, SK Engineering & Construction, attributed the disruption to heavy rains and floods and stated that she was cooperating with the Government of Laos to badist in the rescue. "
" We are setting up an emergency team and planning to help evacuate and save the villagers near the dam, "said a spokesman for SK Engineering & Construction
. Laos, a communist country considered one of the poorest and most closed in Asia, plans to become the "battery" of the continent, selling energy generated by a series of hydroelectricity The broken dam was to begin commercial operations in 2019 and export 90% of its energy to Thailand.Environmental groups have been protecting for several years the ambitions of the hydropower sector of Laos, including fearing the impact of dams on the Mekong River, both in relation to local flora and fauna, rural communities and the local economies that depend on it
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