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    19 Dead, Nearly 50 Missing In Laos Dam Collapse

    A dam that is part of the unfinished Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower project — being built with the help of a South Korea firm — collapsed on Monday, sending a wall of water downstream.
    by Scott Neuman Jul 25, 2018 2 minutes

    Updated at 2:55 a.m. ET

    Lao media reports that 19 people are dead and 49 believed missing in southern Laos after an unfinished hydroelectric dam collapsed, releasing a wall of water that inundated downstream villages.

    Rescuers searched amid submerged homes, many with

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