国际英语资讯:Feature: Victims of Lao dam disaster see brighter future as Chinese firms provide infrastruc
<p><span word="VIENTIANE">VIENTIANE</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="collapsing">collapsing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Laos">Laos</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fracturing">fracturing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saddle">saddle</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="D">D</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="auxiliary">auxiliary</span> <span word="dams">dams</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="Xe">Xe</span>-<span word="Pian">Pian</span> <span word="Xe">Xe</span>-<span word="Namnoy">Namnoy</span> <span word="hydropower">hydropower</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 560 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lao">Lao</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Vientiane">Vientiane</span>, <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 23.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 13,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sanamxay">Sanamxay</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Attapeu">Attapeu</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>. <span word="Around">Around</span> 100 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 6,000 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hadyao">Hadyao</span> <span word="Temporary">Temporary</span> <span word="Residence">Residence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Affected">Affected</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Sanamxay">Sanamxay</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="playground">playground</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="housing">housing</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="household">household</span>, <span word="comprising">comprising</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="neat">neat</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="November">November</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="livable">livable</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hammocks">hammocks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span>, <span word="bathrooms">bathrooms</span>, <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="purifiers">purifiers</span>. <span word="Educational">Educational</span> <span word="posters">posters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hygiene">hygiene</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="Pakse">Pakse</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span>," <span word="Phetsamon">Phetsamon</span> <span word="Chanthoumphone">Chanthoumphone</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 40-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="housewife">housewife</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="watering">watering</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foam">foam</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p>
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