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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 » Security: Thousands affected, hundreds missing after dam collapse floods towns in southern Laos
More than 10,000 people have been affected by a catastrophic dam collapse in southern Laos, according to figures published by the United Nations. An unknown number of houses were washed away in the ...
News Laos » Attapeu » Security: 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 » Security: WWF Statement Regarding the Laos Dam Disaster
WWF sends condolences to those who lost their lives and homes in the collapse of the dam in Southern Laos’ Attapeu Province. We hope that the rescue efforts succeed for those still in harm’s way and ...
News Laos » Attapeu » Security: China and Laos’ Dam Disaster
Last week, a dam collapse in Laos’ Attapeu province caused a devastating flood. While the death count is still uncertain – in part because the Lao government is keeping information under tight wraps – ...