No Vietnamese reported missing in Lao dam collapseNo Vietnamese has been reported missing as of July 26, while 15 Vietnamese families living in the areas affected by floods triggered by the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Laos have been evacuated to safe places, local officials said. The Vietnamese Consulate General in Pakse sent representatives to the site to follow the situation and work with relevant agencies of Champasak and Attapeu provinces. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs directed Vietnamese representative agencies in Laos and neighbouring countries such as Cambodia to closely follow the situation and actively take measures to assist affected Vietnamese families and coordinate with local and Vietnamese authorized agencies to quickly settle arising issues. At a press conference on July 25, Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said that 131 people have been still missing after the dam collapsed in Attapeu’s Sanamxay district earlier this week. Construction of the project began in February 2013 and commercial operations were originally expected to begin this year.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News July 27, 2018 03:46 UTC