All Trapped People Rescued, Prime Minister

26/07/2018 12:25
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KPL (KPL) Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told a press conference that as of the evening of Jul 24, 2018 all people trapped on trees and rooftops have been rescued but a mission to search for 131 missing people is currently continued.

(KPL) Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told a press conference that as of the evening of Jul 24, 2018 all people trapped on trees and rooftops have been rescued but a mission to search for 131 missing people is currently continued.

One more dead body was discovered this morning. As a result the death toll from the dam disaster in Sanamxay district, Attapeu Province reached 27. The incidence also left 3,060 people homeless. 

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