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Rescuers are struggling to work in thick areas of mud and water in a remote area of southern Laos in search of survivors since the collapse of a dam on Monday flooded by whole villages. Komrayang Otakizon on Saturday confirmed that eight people were killed, reversing a record announced by officials of 27 dead earlier in the week. There is contradictory information on the number of dead and missing in the absence of transparency of the communist authorities in the face of an unprecedented crisis, and the difficulty of the research work.
Much of the affected area is not accessible by car or boat While the authorities do not have enough modern equipment, according to the official in the province 's. Atabio, where the dam is under construction southeast of Laos Minneborn Chayakombo. By hastily erecting quartering sites in Atabu after fleeing terrified s They were just hours away from the disaster and were still waiting for news of their relatives and neighbors.
Grief was declared throughout the country after the worst disaster of the Zaman-Namnui Dam, which flooded vast areas of tens of kilometers. [1969002] A volunteer with rescuers told AFP that he should not be named because he was not allowed to speak to the media: "It is one of the worst disasters I've seen, especially because we are not a country, an expert in rescue operations. "
Dam operators said it was Collapsed after a fall Energy Minister Laos Khamani Antharath said the accident may have been caused by poor dam design, according to the report.
He said Friday on the radio: "Construction techniques have collapsed after being damaged by the rains."
Korean company SK Engineering and Construction said it was investigating the causes of the collapse and was planning to donate. With $ 10 million for relief efforts
Laos sells most of the electricity produced by the dam to its neighbors Especially in Thailand
Villagers complained of being frequently transported from their villages and diverted the river from where they hunted and used their water for irrigation in the poor country of Asia.
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