Investigators Begin Work on Deadly Laos Dam Collapse
The Laos Ministry of Energy and Mines has decided to participate in a government probe of the apparent failure July 23rd of a concrete gravity and clay core rockfilled dam that killed 34 people. At least 100 more people are reported missing. Heavy rains preceded the apparent collapse at the $1.02 billion Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project.
