Laos News » Attapeu News Laos » Attapeu » History: Laos malaria outbreak in 2020–21 likely caused by multidrug-resistant strains of P. falciparum
A recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal describes the genetic epidemiology and dynamics of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum responsible for malaria outbreaks in Attapeu ...
News Laos » Attapeu » History: The Latest: Red Cross says 24 dead in Laos dam collapse
A villager takes refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The official Lao news agency KPL reported Tuesday ...
News Laos » Attapeu » History: Laos’ Dam Disaster May Not Be Its Last
The cost-cutting and lack of oversight that led to the dam’s collapse plague other hydropower projects across the country. In this July 24, 2018, photo, villagers take refuge on a rooftop above flood ...
News Laos » Attapeu » History: Dozens feared dead in Laos dam collapse, rescuers search for hundreds still missing
Dozens of people were feared dead and hundreds remain unaccounted for after a hydropower dam that was under construction in Laos collapsed on Monday. The Southeast Asian country has an ambitious ...
News Laos » Attapeu » History: A hydroelectric dam in Laos collapsed, causing a flash flood that left an unknown number of people dead and forced 6,600 to flee their homes
A hydroelectric dam in southern Laos has collapsed, causing a flash flood that left thousands of people missing and homeless. The Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam in Attapeu province collapsed on Monday night.
News Laos » Attapeu » History: Rescue work underway in villages flooded by Laos dam breach
ATTAPEU, Laos (AP) — Rescuers searched Wednesday for scores of villagers left missing when part of a newly built hydroelectric dam broke in southeastern Laos, flooding the surrounding countryside and ...
News Laos » Attapeu » History: Trade in natural resources in Attapeu Province, Lao PDR: An assessment of the wildlife trade
“We asked local people about the kinds of natural resources they traded, what trade routes they used, how the trade varies over time and how important it is in meeting their subsistence needs,” said ...