China: Two dams collapse as heavy rains lash Hulun Buir City, no casualty

Jul 21, 2021, at 05:17 pm

Beijing: Heavy rains led to the collapse of  two dams in Hulun Buir City in North China's Inner Mongolia on Saturday, media reports said.

At least 19 dead, 49 missing and many homeless in Laos dam collapse

Jul 25, 2018, at 12:49 pm

Vientiane, July 25 (IBNS): At least 19 people are dead and 49 believed missing in southern Laos after an unfinished hydroelectric dam collapsed with the gushing water inundating downstream villages, Lao media reported.

UN ready to assist rescue and relief effort as dam collapses in Laos, with many feared dead

Jul 25, 2018, at 09:09 am

New York, July 25 (IBNS): Following reports that dozens of people are dead or missing following the collapse of a dam that was under construction in Laos, the United Nations chief on Tuesday said that the world body stands ready to support the rescue and relief efforts, if authorities request it.

Mexico: Dam burst in the mine area; one worker dead, six still missing

Jun 07, 2018, at 02:46 pm

Mexico City, June 7 (IBNS): One body has been recovered from the site of a burst dam at a mine in Urique, Chihuahua, but searchers continue to look for six people who have been missing since Monday at a gold and silver mine in northern Mexico, media reports said.