Laos dam collapse: Hundreds missing after flash floods hit villages

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44935495
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Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number are dead after a dam under construction collapsed in south-east Laos, state media say.
The collapse at the hydroelectric dam in Attapeu province late on Monday sent flash floods through six villages, Lao News Agency reported.
More than 6,600 people have been made homeless, it added.
Pictures showed villagers stranded on the roofs of submerged house and boats carrying people to safety.
"The disaster has claimed several human lives [and] left hundreds of people missing," the agency reported.

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Across the planet we're seeing days of rain falling in a few hours.

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1. warming planet

equals more water vapor
equals larger rain events

this is just the beginning

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2. Japan was earlier this month and parts of India n/t