Rethink ‘Asia battery’ plan
Two years ago this month, the villagers of Attapeu in southern Laos encountered their worst nightmare when the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower dam, which was under construction, failed. Massive torrents of water swept through several villages, causing 71 deaths, heavy damage to properties and left around 7,000 homeless.
The sight of villagers waiting on top of roofs waiting for rescue workers made headlines around the world.
