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JavaPos.com – The floods caused by a dam in Laos have also affected the neighboring country of Cambodia. As a result, 25,000 people were evacuated to Cambodia.
Reported by CNN, authorities in Cambodia's Stung Treng Province are trying to evacuate cities and villages downstream from the floods. The water rises up to 12 meters in several places in Cambodia.
The collapse of the hydroelectric dam has left at least 26 dead and 6000 homeless in Laos, particularly in the southern part. According to Lao Prime Minister Thonglou Sisoulith, it is the worst disaster in the small states of Southeast Asia in decades.
"The high tides of the dam quickly damaged the community and destroyed homes and villagers.Many people can not go on the plateau," said Sisoulith.
Xepian Xe Nam Noy Dam is part of a multi-billion-dollar power plant project funded by South Korea. The dam of Attapeu province is still under construction when the floods finally occurred around 8 pm.
The collapse of the dam occurred without warning and flooded the entire village with more than 5 billion cubic meters of water.
The governor of Attapeu province, Bounhom Phommasan, said the authorities had saved 2,851 people from the flood, but that more than 3,000 others were waiting to be saved .
At least 11,777 people were affected by the collapse of the dam, with more than 6,000 displaced people. The aerial imagery shows cities swallowed by water, with residents waiting on the roof, with only a few treasures in hand.
The dam is built on the Mekong River, the longest river in Southeast Asia. The Mekong, which extends from the Tibetan plateau to China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, is an important regional resource, providing local populations with fish and fish stocks. electricity in the form of hydroelectricity. 19659012] (iml / JPC)
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