HANOI (Reuters) - Floods from a burst dam in Laos have inundated thousands of hectares of paddy fields in Vietnam's rice-growing Mekong Delta region, officials said on Wednesday, although the damage is limited and not expected to affect the country's export crop.
A saddle dam that was part of Laos' $1.2 billion (£914.6 million) Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project collapsed last week, sending torrents of water crashing into neighbouring villages.
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