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July 29, 2018, 01:41 Seoul, July 29 (Prensa Latina) A medical team from South Korea has left today for Laos to badist displaced residents in the south of the country after Collapse of a dam in which a South Korean construction entity worked.
SK Engineering & Construction is partnering with the project to build a dam of a hydroelectric power station that collapsed last Monday, resulting in the displacement of more than 6,600 people, while l & # 's 39, collapse has also caused the death of at least 27 people and more than 130 disappeared
According to the South Korean authorities, the government will provide 500,000 dollars in cash and 500,000 additional dollars in equipment to help Laos to recover from the disaster.
A plane Monday, the South Korean airport carrying relief arrived at the Pakse International Airport in Champasak Province, Lama.
About twenty rescue teams are involved in the search for missing persons.
Thousands of people were relocated to eight temporary shelters in Attapeu and Champbadak provinces, said Sanamxay District Governor Bounhome Phommasane.
Laos has received international badistance from China, Thailand, Japan, Singapore and South Korea, among other countries.
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