Troops searched for survivors in the remote southern tip of Laos, three days after the collapse of a hydropower dam sent a torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages, as rescuers rushed aid to thousands of homeless. The official Laos News Agency said that about 26 people were confirmed dead and more than 130 were missing following the failure of the dam, a subsidiary structure under construction as part of a hydroelectric project.
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