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Laos dam collapse
« on: July 24, 2018, 03:37:18 PM »
State media in Laos says several people are dead and hundreds missing after a dam wall collapsed in the country's south, sending millions of tons of water into surrounding villages

Over 6600 are now homeless

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-24/laos-dam-collapse-leaves-several-dead-hundreds-missing/10031084



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Re: Laos dam collapse
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2018, 05:43:59 PM »
The Chinese built that wall. The Japanese built the bridges instead.

Should have been built by Japanese or Australians.




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Re: Laos dam collapse
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2018, 07:17:56 PM »
Terrible news!! Can only hope that some sorts of assistance can be given to those affected.



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Re: Laos dam collapse
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2018, 06:39:49 AM »
I'm sorry to hear of such terrible news.



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Re: Laos dam collapse
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2018, 08:00:07 AM »
I saw that on the news and I was thinking the wall is pretty low for that amount of water especially in a country w/ monsoon season.  It's tragic watching pictures of drowned bodies and people up on roofs/ tree tops.



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Re: Laos dam collapse
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2018, 09:04:22 AM »
sad
hopefully they will rebuilt the dam
this will be a good thing for the laos people




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Re: Laos dam collapse
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2018, 09:08:49 AM »
Lao media report that 19 people are dead and 49 believed missing.



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Re: Laos dam collapse
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2018, 09:25:27 AM »
i wonder. puas muaj hmoob nyob lub zos ntawd?



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