Footage has emerged of young children being rescued from the Sanamxay area of Laos where a hydro-power dam collapsed on Monday.
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The Xepian-Xe Nam Noy Hydropower Dam, which was still under construction when it collapsed late Monday, released nearly five billion cubic metres of water in hours, killing 26 people and leaving 131 others missing.
One of the major rescue missions for the teams is to wade into flooded villages to search for survivors.
However, due to bad weather, the Lao troops have not been able to increase the initial number of rescuers.
China has deployed multiple rescue teams to the disaster-hit area, including a medical contingent.
Rescue teams have found a number of survivors trapped in the flooded water, including children and elderly.
Many had not eaten anything for days.
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