September 17, 2018 | 20:04 (GMT+7)
HAGL JSC continues aid to victims of Lao dam collapse
Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company (HAGL) recently handed LAK 2 billion (about USD 250,000) to authorities of Laos’ Southern Attapeu province to support victims of the recent dam collapse.
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At the ceremony to hand LAK 2 billion to authorities of Laos’ Southern Attapeu province. Photo: Vietnam+ |
The company previously offered a batch of urgent aid, including 50 tons of rice, food and 2,000 clothes, to people in affected areas.
It also dispatched 15 medical workers of Medical University-HAGL Hospital to work with Laos’ rescue forces and sent medical equipment to support local people after the incident.
On July 23, a saddle dam of the Sepian Senamnoi hydroelectric power project, invested by companies of the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Laos, burst, unleashing 5 billion cubic meters of water from the mountain to 13 villages of Sanamxay district downstream the Sepian River, some 560 km Southeast of Vientiane.
As of August 14, up to 39 people had died while 97 other remained missing, according to the Lao government.
Source: VNA