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July 27, 2018

Laos: Aid Groups Say Death Toll from Dam Collapse Could Number in Hundreds
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In Laos, aid groups say the toll from Monday's collapse of a
billion-dollar hydroelectric dam is far higher than the official figure
of 27 dead and 131 missing. Despite a government ban on foreign media
covering the disaster, the BBC reports the death toll could be closer to
300. Another 3,000 people are still stranded in homes surrounded by
floodwaters. Meanwhile, officials in northern Cambodia have ordered the
evacuation of 25,000 people downriver of the collapsed dam, due to heavy
flooding.


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