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Laos dam collapse: Bodies recovered, many missing

Many remain missing after a dam collapsed in Laos.

Villagers take refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos, Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
Villagers take refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Source: AAP

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By SBS-AFP

Presented by Tinrawat Banyat

Source: AFP, SBS

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The Laotian prime minister said Wednesday 131 people are still missing two days after a dam collapse swamped several villages in the country's south, killing at least 26 people.

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