Baby was saved after the collapse of dust in Laos – Pages

The boy was scared and hungry after several days without food. In the video, the young boy is carried in the arms of a lifeguard wading in brown waters.

He was very scared and crying, probably because of the cold water, says Kengkard Bongkawong, one of the volunteers

were together with a group of terrified survivors who had climbed up for a hill surrounded d & # 39; water.

131 people are still missing after the collapse of dust in southern Laos, according to the government. Data on the number of deaths vary. Earlier, Lao media reported that 27 people were found dead. However, the governor of the affected region of Attapeu revised the death toll to five, saying the previous figure was based on "unconfirmed data". Eyewitnesses told AFP that they have seen at least eight dead in one of dozens of flooded villages.

The Lao Communist Party controls all national media and blocks access to international media, making it difficult to obtain verified numbers. if the number was missing and dead.