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At least 100 missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 24/07/2018
» Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam in southeast Laos, state media reported on Tuesday.
No serious damage from Kanchanaburi tremors
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 31/12/2018
» Officials on Monday gave assurances that two dams withstood an earthquake and two aftershocks with 1.6-4.9-magnitudes in Kanchanaburi from Sunday night to Monday morning, saying the impacts were far below the limit of their durability. Some cracks in walls were reported at local hospitals.
Inflow double discharge rate at Vajiralongkorn dam
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 27/08/2018
» Vajiralongkorn dam in Thong Pha Phum, Kanchanaburi was receiving 100 million cubic metres of water a day and discharging 53 million cu/m, and was at 93% of its manageable capacity on Monday.
Missing Irishman found dead in Kwai Noi River
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/08/2018
» The body of a 51-year-old man from Northern Ireland missing since Tuesday following a quarrel with his Thai girlfriend was found floating in the Kwai Noi River in Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi on Thursday morning.
Activists call on Laos dam operator to own up
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/08/2018
» Activists and regional development experts on Thursday demanded that Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company (PNPC) take responsibility for all damage caused by the collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam on July 25.