Collapsed dam rebuilt 2 years after catastrophic flood

29 November 2020
Vientiane Times/ANN
Hydropower dams
Attapeu continues support for dam collapse victims / Attapeu; Sanamxay district / Attapeu’s Sanamxay district saddle dam

Vientiane Time – Attapeu province: The Xe-PianXe-Namnoy hydropower project in Attapeu province has rebuilt a saddle dam at the reservoir after the previous one collapsed two years ago, causing a devastating flood.
Project officials told visiting reporters on Wednesday that a new dam had been built not far from the original structure which failed, unleashing a wall of water that submerged numerous villages in downstream Sanamxay district.

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 Khonesavanh Latsaphao

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