Laos Dam collapse: Flash floods to villages and hundreds missing (photos/Videos)

Bangkok, Thailand: Hundreds are reportedly missing after flash floods surge through six villages, state media reported.Five billion cubic meters of water swept the villages after the accident Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam which is under construction collapsed.

Laos News Agency reported that there were several human lives claimed and hundreds of people missing. Images published showed number of people, children and adult crammed onto low-slung wooden boats and wading through muddy waters.

Police and military personnels are mobilized to assist in the emergency relief effort in the south-eastern province of Attapeu.

                                  Photo credit: Zeno on Twitter

The hydro power dam project which is estimated to be worth about $1bn is currently built by Xe Pien-Xe Namnoy Power Company and is a joint venture between South Korean and Laos companies. Construction begun in 2013 and was due for completion by the end of this year, with plans to start operations in 2019.

Environmental campaigners have raised concerns about plans by the government in Laos to buid vast dams across Mekong river.

Biggest flooding in southern Laos #Attapue #Laos #Flood pic.twitter.com/NfoYtjJsuu

— Zeno (@Zeno7Inc) July 24, 2018

$1.02billion Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam in Laos started construction in 2013 in 238ha land leased for 32 yrs. Feasibility study completed in 2008. The disaster makes us to introspect this BoT Project.
Korean & #Laos contactors, Thai banks in trouble
1000s life @ stake due to floods. pic.twitter.com/h5wussTuB8

— johnpauljose (@johnpauljosek) July 24, 2018

Urgently excavation notice to downstream of Xe Pian river.#laos #laosflood pic.twitter.com/Wf3NsPNiHh

— Laos News updates🇱🇦 (@laosnews2011) July 23, 2018

Many people loosing their lives, homes and rice fields. #Attapue #Flood #Laos #Damcollapsed #StaystrongAttapue pic.twitter.com/Wt8IHkO8mt

— Zeno (@Zeno7Inc) July 24, 2018

After break dam this women crying because she missing her husband and I'm not sure baby in her arm still a live #BREAKING #Laos #Dambreak #prayforlaos pic.twitter.com/UjeXj8IXTG

— Nickdallshir (@nickdallshir) July 24, 2018

This is showing how the poor engineering could create such a huge damages, #Attapue #Laos #Flood #Damcollapsed pic.twitter.com/nSSxEBmavP

— Zeno (@Zeno7Inc) July 24, 2018

16:00pm. Many people have been rescued and moving to a high-land for safety (temporarily camp). #Attapue #Laos #Flooding #SouthernLaos #Damcollapsed pic.twitter.com/l7MWGOVLk7

— Zeno (@Zeno7Inc) July 24, 2018