Victims of southern Lao dam disaster start to rebuild lives


Aerial view shows the flooded area after a dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos July 25, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. MIME PHOUMSAVANH/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1D0F2EDC20

VIENTIANE, April 19 (Xinhua): Some of the families who lost their homes during the catastrophic flood that hit southern Laos' Attapeu province in July 2018 have moved into new houses and finally started to rebuild their lives.

Families have taken occupancy of 153 newly-built houses, while the construction of another 547 houses is underway, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Monday.

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