Laos state media reported that the dam collapsed in the San Sai district of Attapeu province in the southeast of the country.

The death toll from a massive dam collapse in southern Laos has jumped to 31, officials said, with scores still missing weeks after the unprecedented disaster that swept entire villages and farmland ...

The collapse of Laos dam that triggered massive flooding and devastation was due to "substandard construction," the country's Minister of Energy and Mines said Thursday. According to the state-run ...

SANAMXAY, Laos — Lao authorities ordered closer monitoring of hydroelectric facilities as they investigate why a dam in the country’s southeast collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 27 people ...

ATTAPEU TOWN, Laos — The day before this week’s catastrophic dam failure in Laos, the companies building the dam knew that it was deteriorating, and one of them saw a potential trouble sign three days ...

SEKONG, Laos (Reuters) - Rescue teams from China and Thailand headed on Wednesday into a remote part of landlocked Laos, where more than 3,000 people were stranded after a dam collapse sent a deluge ...

WWF sends condolences to those who lost their lives and homes in the collapse of the dam in Southern Laos’ Attapeu Province. We hope that the rescue efforts succeed for those still in harm’s way and ...

WWF sends condolences to those who lost their lives and homes in the collapse of the dam in Southern Laos’ Attapeu Province. We hope that the rescue efforts succeed for those still in harm’s way and ...

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Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam under construction in southeast Laos, state media reported Tuesday. Several dams are being ...