Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company must be held responsible for dam accident: Laos minister
- 6 years ago
The collapse of the Laos dam,... which claimed the lives of more than 20 people,... with 131 still missing,... has led the Laos Minister of Energy and Mines to insist that the power company in charge of the dam must be held legally responsible.
For more on the tragic accident and what it may mean for the company involved,... Lee Seung-jae reports.
The collapse of a hydroelectric dam in Attapeu province in Laos,... has caused massive destruction and claimed at least 20 lives.
And according to the Laos Minister of Energy and Mines,... Dr. Khammany Inthirath,.. the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company cannot deny its responsibility for the floods.
In a press conference with Vientiane Times on Thursday,...
the minister said,... based on the concession agreement,... all incidents are related to the dam construction,... and the responsibility for them, must be fully held by the project developer.
A senior official from the power company was quoted by the Vientiane Times,... as saying that the firm was ready to handle the incident,... following the concession agreement and related laws,... adding that the company would not be attempting to deny its responsibility for the tragic flood and its results.
The Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company, is a joint investment venture,... whose major shareholders include two South Korean firms,... SK Engineering and Construction and Korea Western Power.
Meanwhile, troops continue to search for survivors in the remote region of southern Laos on Thursday.
While the scale of the disaster is still unclear, due to the inaccessibility of the area,... reports say that 27 people were confirmed dead and 131 are still missing,... with more than 3-thousand still waiting to be rescued from swirling floodwaters.
"The most damage is in Sanamxai. And the situation currently is that there are displaced people who don't have shelter and we are still searching for the dead and missing people, at the moment."
While schools in safe areas are currently being used as evacuation centers,... there is still a lack of food and medicine,... as rescue and relief teams from all around Asia are heading to Attapeu to help.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
For more on the tragic accident and what it may mean for the company involved,... Lee Seung-jae reports.
The collapse of a hydroelectric dam in Attapeu province in Laos,... has caused massive destruction and claimed at least 20 lives.
And according to the Laos Minister of Energy and Mines,... Dr. Khammany Inthirath,.. the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company cannot deny its responsibility for the floods.
In a press conference with Vientiane Times on Thursday,...
the minister said,... based on the concession agreement,... all incidents are related to the dam construction,... and the responsibility for them, must be fully held by the project developer.
A senior official from the power company was quoted by the Vientiane Times,... as saying that the firm was ready to handle the incident,... following the concession agreement and related laws,... adding that the company would not be attempting to deny its responsibility for the tragic flood and its results.
The Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company, is a joint investment venture,... whose major shareholders include two South Korean firms,... SK Engineering and Construction and Korea Western Power.
Meanwhile, troops continue to search for survivors in the remote region of southern Laos on Thursday.
While the scale of the disaster is still unclear, due to the inaccessibility of the area,... reports say that 27 people were confirmed dead and 131 are still missing,... with more than 3-thousand still waiting to be rescued from swirling floodwaters.
"The most damage is in Sanamxai. And the situation currently is that there are displaced people who don't have shelter and we are still searching for the dead and missing people, at the moment."
While schools in safe areas are currently being used as evacuation centers,... there is still a lack of food and medicine,... as rescue and relief teams from all around Asia are heading to Attapeu to help.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.