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News Laos » Attapeu » History: Laos’ Dam Disaster May Not Be Its Last

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/laos-dam-disaster-may-not-be-its-last/

Published on: Thursday 02 August 2018

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: Laos malaria outbreak in 2020–21 likely caused by multidrug-resistant strains of P. falciparum

News channel or source: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20221205/Laos-malaria-outbreak-in-2020e2809321-likely-caused-by-multidrug-resistant-strains-of-P-falciparum.aspx

Published on: Monday 05 December 2022

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: Attapeu region in Laos approves use of 528 hectares for durian plantation

News channel or source: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/05/20/attapeu-region-in-laos-approves-use-of-528-hectares-for-durian-plantation

Published on: Wednesday 20 May 2026

VIENTIANE: Attapeu authorities have approved the use of 528 hectares of land for cultivation by private companies in the form of a concession, as part of a land restoration and durian plantation ...

News Laos » Attapeu » History: The Latest: Red Cross says 24 dead in Laos dam collapse

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-skorea-sending-relief-team-lao-dam-disaster-060354478.html

Published on: Wednesday 25 July 2018

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: China and Laos’ Dam Disaster

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/china-and-laos-dam-disaster/

Published on: Wednesday 01 August 2018

People sit on a makeshift barge in a flooded village in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, Laos (July 26, 2018). Credit: AP Photo/Hau Dinh Last week, a dam collapse in Laos’ Attapeu province caused ...

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

News channel or source: https://www.businessinsider.com/laos-dam-collapses-and-causes-flash-floods-death-toll-unknown-2018-7

Published on: Tuesday 24 July 2018

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.