Two months after the collapse of the Laos dam,
the village in which 1373
households lived completely disappeared.
Bird D collapsed and overflowed on the southwestern side,
500 million tons of water scooped down
500 million tons of water scooped down
the Sepian River and went down
and burned down villages in the downstream area.
According to the Laotian government announced
on September 19th Depending on the dam accident (thought)
40 people died and 32 people disappeared, 7095 evacuees,
40 people died and 32 people disappeared, 7095 evacuees,
the number of inhabitants is 10,667 people.
Decreased figure compared to deaths or missing persons
Decreased figure compared to deaths or missing persons
that the Lao government compiled immediately
after the accident.
The demographic system of the Laos government
The demographic system of the Laos government
is totally unreliable.
September 21 coverage searched for Sanamsay County Agency.
A county agency official received a flood village demographic data.
According to the data provided to the interview by the county agency,
Rather, the total population has increased
A county agency official received a flood village demographic data.
According to the data provided to the interview by the county agency,
Rather, the total population has increased
by more than 585 people.
So some international NGO activists
chose 'Battery in Southeast Asia' strategy in the national policy project
chose 'Battery in Southeast Asia' strategy in the national policy project
(The NGO suspects that the Lao government reduced
the number of casualties.)
A checkpoint was set up here and there along the street corner
where Senamu Noidam and Bird D go.
Unlike I heard that the Lao government is controlling media access
Unlike I heard that the Lao government is controlling media access
to accident areas,
On September 19 when I visited the accident site for the first time,
The reporting team was able to pass the checkpoint without special sanctions.
SK construction workers and Laotian soldiers stayed at checkpoint.
On September 19 when I visited the accident site for the first time,
The reporting team was able to pass the checkpoint without special sanctions.
SK construction workers and Laotian soldiers stayed at checkpoint.
On this day the news gathering coverage
of collapsed sites such as Bird D and Senamu Noidam.
From September 21, I started full-scale interview
From September 21, I started full-scale interview
with SK Participants in the field etc.
After this interview, when I visited the accident site again
After this interview, when I visited the accident site again
on September 24, the atmosphere,
It changed by 180 ° from the first visit.
SK Staff and Laos' administrator who was on site with Bird D prevented access.
It changed by 180 ° from the first visit.
SK Staff and Laos' administrator who was on site with Bird D prevented access.
A South Korean official who met at SK construction camp this day said,
"The Lao government set as a restricted area for entering
and leaving this area from the beginning of August."
A temporary evacuation facility prepared
by SK construction is a temporary building built with slate.
About 150 households can be accepted.
Each furniture is given a 4 tsubo (about 13.2 m²) room with a balcony.
The construction of SK is under construction on occasion
About 150 households can be accepted.
Each furniture is given a 4 tsubo (about 13.2 m²) room with a balcony.
The construction of SK is under construction on occasion
of extra scale of 1,000 households to be able to live,
an escape station is additionally being constructed.
SK Construction has dispatched 20 staff members every two weeks
in order for relief and restoration work.
SK construction officials who met on the schedule said,
SK construction officials who met on the schedule said,
"It seems that restoration work will be sorted out to some extent
if additional evacuation centers are built."
Kamboi (50), his wife, Fesamers (40),
Spend time with Sannamsai temporary refuge with three sons.
Cambui sitting on the balcony with his wife said,
Spend time with Sannamsai temporary refuge with three sons.
Cambui sitting on the balcony with his wife said,
"The room is a little hot, but deserving to spend
more than the emergency No. 9 tent."
The place where his family lived was divided into six villages,
classified as 'complete destruction' by the Government of Laos
(Hinrath Village, Ta Ting Zhang Village, Samong Village,
(Hinrath Village, Ta Ting Zhang Village, Samong Village,
Taruhin Village, My Village,)
It is one of the village .
It is one of the village .
Eight people in my village were missing
and three people died in the dam accident.
On Friday July 23, all of Cambui's family safely escaped.
On Friday July 23, all of Cambui's family safely escaped.
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The appearance of the Sannamsai refuge. One of the villages
The appearance of the Sannamsai refuge. One of the villages
of the largest damaged area,
My village people live here.
My village people live here.
Cambui's family will be distributed
once a monthby Laos government,
expecting cash to give 20 kg of rice
expecting cash to give 20 kg of rice
and 5000 kept a day (about 0.59 dollars) per person.
If Pakse and the relatives of Vientiane did not rescue Cambui's ,
it would be difficult for Cambui's to have a proper meal.
Cambui asked if it is true that he heard rumors that the Korean government
gave the Laos government $ 300 million with a flood donation.
The Korean government provided relief equivalent
to 1.17 million dollars to the Government of Laos.
Of this, 500,000 dollars was paid in cash.
SK Construction has been looking for the Embassy
Of this, 500,000 dollars was paid in cash.
SK Construction has been looking for the Embassy
of the Republicof Korea in Korea on 27th July
and Chairman Choi Tae-won has deposited $ 10 million in relief funds.
Cambui, who heard this story, said,
"I have to receive a minimum of $ 1,000
for compensation per family.
If gives money to the Laotian government,
the Lao government will steal.
Please tell the Korean government and SK construction.
They have to give it directly to the victim ".
On the afternoon of September 21, I headed to My village,
one of the flood villages.
Cambui's wife page summer accompanied him.
The unpaved roads entering my village at Sanamsai were muddy
Cambui's wife page summer accompanied him.
The unpaved roads entering my village at Sanamsai were muddy
and puddles confused.
The news gathering vehicle rattled up and down terribly.
The more people entered the village, the more the residents
The news gathering vehicle rattled up and down terribly.
The more people entered the village, the more the residents
who gathered up the luggage got away in the opposite direction.
Nine people landing on the loading platform
of the pickup truck of the news gathering vehicle,
who were headed to My village on the cultivator.
Every time the truck goes through the puddle,
Every time the truck goes through the puddle,
the muddy jumped out burnt on the windshield of the car.
Tasheng Chang village not accessing any media.
When the newsmen arrived at Tasheng Chang village,
there were no normal homes
in the town where the 199 households lived.
The walls of the cement collapsed and the roof bent like a candy.
It was two months after the accident occurred
but the restoration work was not done at all.
As soon as the flood ran away and water ran out,
only the buffalo that came back protected the village.
People were gathering at the entrance of the village.
Civil servants dispatched by the Lao government grasped property damages
People were gathering at the entrance of the village.
Civil servants dispatched by the Lao government grasped property damages
for residents.
The investigation on this day was limited to automobiles,
The investigation on this day was limited to automobiles,
motorcycles and bicycles.
Han grandfather brought a motorcycle number board and appeared.
Dirt caught mad and I could not see the numbers.
He said
Dirt caught mad and I could not see the numbers.
He said
"I can not take out the motorcycle buried in the mud and I just released it."
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Poached horse that is classified as 'complete destruction'
Poached horse that is classified as 'complete destruction'
In the village where residents of this village escaped water
He,s pulling out the damaged goods and getting out.
Mr. Page Natsu's house was a block away from the Sepia River,
He,s pulling out the damaged goods and getting out.
Mr. Page Natsu's house was a block away from the Sepia River,
which flows in the west side of the village.
The slate roof that covered the plaza was distorted, sitting in tightly
The slate roof that covered the plaza was distorted, sitting in tightly
and preventing the front of the house.
Mr. Page Natsu lived in this house and operated a dining room.
The plaza was a space where customers dined.
Mr. Page Natsu lived in this house and operated a dining room.
The plaza was a space where customers dined.
Menu is rice noodle, pork fried, chicken fried, vegetable stir-fried.
One day rice noodle 50 - 60 pots, meat fried 40 - 50 bags sold each.
It came to ruin, where guest crowded here,
It was difficult to find the traces of the restaurant in the neighborhood.
One day rice noodle 50 - 60 pots, meat fried 40 - 50 bags sold each.
It came to ruin, where guest crowded here,
It was difficult to find the traces of the restaurant in the neighborhood.
The house was filled with mud.
A walker, sewing machine, thermos bottle, futon, clothes etc rolled
A walker, sewing machine, thermos bottle, futon, clothes etc rolled
on the mud piled up to the knee high.
Mr. P. Natsu indicated his finger with his finger and said,
Mr. P. Natsu indicated his finger with his finger and said,
"The fridge flew over there."
Mr. page Natsu discovered the Toyota pickup truck
in a place slightly down the house.
The mud surrounding the car (tea) was solid and solid.
The mud surrounding the car (tea) was solid and solid.
The husband, Cambui, picked up mountain vegetables in a car in Pakse
and came home and sold it in There village.
Page Natsu got a talisman over the rearview mirror of the car.
The picture of the turtle remained faintly.
He said that it is a talisman in the meaning of praying for good luck and safety.
Page Natsu got a talisman over the rearview mirror of the car.
The picture of the turtle remained faintly.
He said that it is a talisman in the meaning of praying for good luck and safety.
September 22, the newspaper team visited the Dombok refuge.
In the evacuation shelter in Dongbok, 10 km away from Sanamsai
The residents of Taersangchan Village are staying.
In the evacuation shelter in Dongbok, 10 km away from Sanamsai
The residents of Taersangchan Village are staying.
Tashengchang village is the most vulnerable
of the six villages classified
as 'complete destruction'.
Collapse accident, the place where 500 million tons
Collapse accident, the place where 500 million tons
of water struck the first time is Taersangchan Village.
The entire village was soaked.
Starting with the Korean media who got into the interview immediately
Starting with the Korean media who got into the interview immediately
after the collapse accident,
No press in the world could access this village.
No press in the world could access this village.
Tent shelters are shown at a camp for victims of flooding in Attapeu province,
Laos, in an undated photo. RFA
Lao workers build contemporary houses in Sanamxay district, southeastern
Laos' Attapeu province, for villagers who lost their homes during a flood caused
by the collapse of a saddle dam, Aug. 19, 2018. RFA
The place to enter the evacuation shelter was far worse
than the way to my village.
The gathering vehicle swayed in danger on both sides cautiously as it fell down.
The gathering vehicle swayed in danger on both sides cautiously as it fell down.
A tent village reminiscent of a refugee village appeared
at the foot of the mountain.
Most of the 419 residents of Ta Seng Chang village
in Dumbok shelter lived in emergency No. 9 tent.
In the tent with the 'Australia Aid' logo,
children danced traditional dancing while sending Laos music.
Children looking at the coverage as unusual laughed laughingly
at the word of greeting "Sabai Daddy".
About ten inhabitants who were sitting under the shade
of the trees talked about
"I came to know the existence of a dam
after the collapse of the sepian · saenamnoy dam."
However,
They did not know the fact that Korean companies
made this dam.
Except for the victims who were in temporary refugees prepared
by SK construction, we met during the interview
"Most of the inhabitants did not know the name
'SK construction' as well as the fact that the accident
and the Korean company are related. '
Turseng Chan village was 3 km to the refuge.
The residents gathered as soon as they skipped the drones for photography.
Because a huge muddy mountain still covered the way to approach the village
Because a huge muddy mountain still covered the way to approach the village
The vast majority of residents were unable
to enter the village once after the accident.
Village village chief Ton Sung (50) said,
"I was distressed angry that the media took only my-village."
He lost his father, brother, and nephew in this accident.
In the four-wheel drive, grappling vehicles,
we could not approach Turcenzu village.
The news agency decided to borrow a cultivator and enter
The news agency decided to borrow a cultivator and enter
the village with five residents.
When traveling on a cultivator for about 20 minutes
One Mr. Cup (30) in the group showed one tall tree standing far.
When traveling on a cultivator for about 20 minutes
One Mr. Cup (30) in the group showed one tall tree standing far.
On the day of the accident, Cup avoided the water,
Mr. Cup is attached to this tree,
He was rescued with the help of the neighbor who has the ship.
Only the cup and the ninth year old daughter
survived in the family.
His wife has become a cold carcass.
Two - year - old and three - year - old children are missing.
His wife has become a cold carcass.
Two - year - old and three - year - old children are missing.
Cup reminded me of the accident day by looking at the tree.
"I tried desperately to live with both of my children.
The moment when I tried to take the hand of the other person,
"I tried desperately to live with both of my children.
The moment when I tried to take the hand of the other person,
the water increased and I missed that hand.
The child lifted up from the water
The child lifted up from the water
and carried on the child also became missing. "
Cup tears down.
Cup tears down.
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Mr. Cup who visited Ta Seng Chang Village lost his wife,
Mr. Cup who visited Ta Seng Chang Village lost his wife,
two years old and three years old child in this dam accident.
The coverage and the inhabitants tried to approach
The coverage and the inhabitants tried to approach
the village as much as possible on the cultivator.
As I moved about 40 minutes, I could not go any further.
There continued a place where mud was stacked thick
As I moved about 40 minutes, I could not go any further.
There continued a place where mud was stacked thick
and it was impossible to pass even with a tilling machine.
The coverage and residents walked down the muddy which went down
The coverage and residents walked down the muddy which went down
from the tiller and continued to the village.
The place where the mud was deep fell to the thigh.
The place where the mud was deep fell to the thigh.
One hour and twenty minutes to walk such a place, the coverage
and the residents arrived at Tasheng Chang Village.
There was no trace of destruction remaining in the village covered with mud.
The village where 100 households
There was no trace of destruction remaining in the village covered with mud.
The village where 100 households
had lived has completely disappeared.
Only dry houses that were ruined with dry cement waterways,
I testified that the person lived here.
Only dry houses that were ruined with dry cement waterways,
I testified that the person lived here.
We managed to get out of the village again through a muddy path,
On the way we got on the tiller and returned home at the refuge.
On the lower side of the Pollaben highland, logging work was in the middle.
Apart from SK construction, the Government of Laos is building
a newly living neighborhood near Sanaamsai for can,t go home Victims.
The site where all the trees were extruded was desolated.
White smoke rose with the fire we attached to remove twigs.
The fire species to build a new foundation is far away
The fire species attached to make a new one left
It burned like a fragrance to mourn.
White smoke rose with the fire we attached to remove twigs.
The fire species to build a new foundation is far away
The fire species attached to make a new one left
It burned like a fragrance to mourn.
