families lived in the downstream area the dam was still under construction on a tributary of the mekong river after a recent heavy rain it's believed a warning was issued that a so-called saddle dam built around the reservoir was in danger of collapsing the warning apparently didn't come in time for many people laos is a landlocked impoverished country that's embarked on an ambitious plan to become the battery of south east asia by exporting our tricity to neighboring countries this dam on the main stream of the mekong river in the south is one of at least seventy that the communist government has built has under construction or planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and express concerns about safety is dam great shows several things that shows that there are there are major risks and downs that have a. down design maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains that. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident way

families lived in the downstream area the dam was still under construction on a tributary of the mekong river after a recent heavy rain it's believed a warning was issued that a so-called saddle dam built around the reservoir was in danger of collapsing the warning apparently didn't come in time for many people laos is a landlocked impoverished country that embarked on an ambitious plan to become the battery of southeast asia by exporting electricity to neighboring countries this dam on the main stream of the mekong river in the south is one of at least seventy that the communist government has built has under construction or planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and express concerns about safety is dam break shows several shows that there are there are major risks and downs that have. down designs that maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains that. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident wayne hay al j

east asia by exporting electricity to neighboring countries this dam on the mainstream of the mekong river in the south is one of at least seventy that the communist government has built has under construction or planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and express concerns about safety is dam great shows several shows that there are there are major risks and downs that have a. down design maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains that. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident or when he's joining us now live from bangkok wane in your report there we're seeing some of the extraordinary pictures of the devastation that's been happening as a result of this flooding but before those investigations that you talked about can actually start the logistical problems of trying to rescue people who may have been swept away must be enormous. yes that will be a huge challenge and we're not likely to get any further d

the mekong river in the south is one of at least seventy that the communist government has built has under construction all planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and express concerns about safety is damn great shows several things that shows that there are there are major risks and dams that have a. down design maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident wayne hay al jazeera bangkok this very army says it shot down a syrian fighter jet afterward flew into israel's air space this video shows the smoke trails left by two israeli patriot missiles that were fired at the jet syrian pro-government media though says the wall plane never left syrian territory it crashed on the syrian side of the golan heights where the syrian air force has launched several raids against rebels mohawk another huge of our air defense systems identified a syrian air force jets that to

-a tricity to neighboring countries this dam on the main stream of the mekong river in the south is one of at least seventy that the communist government has built has under construction or planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and express concerns about safety is down great shows several things that shows that there are there are major risks and downs that are. down designs that maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains that. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident wayne hay al jazeera bangkok. israel shot down a syrian jet that it says violated its airspace their plane crashed on the syrian side of the golan heights where the syrian air force has launched several raids against rebels syria says the jet was flying over its own territory stephanie decker reports. the israeli army has confirmed that the jet went down in the southern golan heights on the syrian side which is the area behind us the ar

east asia by exporting electricity to neighboring countries this dam on the mainstream of the mekong river in the south is one of at least seventy that the communist government has built has under construction or planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and express concerns about safety is dam break shows several shows that there are there are major risks and downs that. down designed maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains that. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident wayne hay al jazeera bangkok. israeli army says it shot down a syrian fighter jet after it flew into israel's air space this video shows the smoke trails left by two israeli patriot missiles that were fired at the jet syrian pro-government media says the war plane never left syrian territory it crashed on the syrian side of the golan heights where the syrian air force has launched several raids against rebels. the un envoy for peace in t

east asia by exporting electricity to neighboring countries this dam on the main stream of the mekong river in the south is one of at least seventy that the communist government has built has under construction or planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and expressed concerns about safety this dam break shows several things it shows that there are there are major risks and downs that have a. down designs that maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains that. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident wayne hay al jazeera bangkok. israel has shot down a syrian jet that it says violated its airspace airplane crashed on the syrian side of the golan heights where the syrian air force has launched several raids against rebels syria says the jet was flying over its own territory and the un envoy for peace in the middle east has warned of increasingly frequent and dangerous confrontations between israel and syria an

east asia by exporting electricity to neighboring countries this dam on the main stream of the mekong river in the south is one of at least six . that the communist government has built has under construction or planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and expressed concerns about safety this dam break shows several things it shows that there are there are major risks and downs that have a. down design maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains that. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident wayne hay al jazeera bangkok rescue is in greece fear they may find more bodies after wildfires swept through coastal areas near the capital athens killing at least seventy four people the government has the claim at a state of emergency with many fires still burning well let's go live to meet parker who is in the coastal village of marty where twenty six bodies have been found i mean these kinds of fires aren't unusual

asia the landlocked communist country is already operating thirty nine hydro power plants in the mekong river region over fifty more in the planning or under construction with that number set to almost double in the coming years that rush to develop has been blamed for a number of dam bursts in recent years devastating farmland and nearby villages environmentalist's have also warned of irreparable damage to downstream areas.

-a tricity to neighboring countries this dam on the mainstream of the mekong river in the south is oneof at least seventy that the communist government has built has under construction or planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and express concerns about safety is dam break shows several shows that there are there are major risks and downs that have a. down design maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains that. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident wayne hay al jazeera bangkok. israel shot down a syrian jet that it says violated its airspace their plane crashed on the syrian side of the golan heights where the syrian air force has launched several raids against rebels stephanie decker holds. the israeli army has confirmed that the jet went down in the southern golan heights on the syrian side which is the area behind us the army says that it penetrated israeli airspace two kilometers that it was m

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families lived in the downstream area the dam was still under construction on a tributary of the mekong river after a recent heavy rain it's believed a warning was issued that a so-called settle dam built around the reservoir was in danger of collapsing the warning apparently didn't come in time for many people laos is a landlocked impoverished country that's embarked on an ambitious plan to become the battery of southeast asia by exporting electricity to neighboring countries this dam on the mainstream of the mekong river in the south is one of at least seventy that the communist government has built has under construction or planned but for years critics have warned of impacts on the environment livelihoods and express concerns about safety is dam great shows several things that shows that there are there are major risks and downs that have a. down design maybe i'm able to cope with extreme weather events such as very heavy rains that. laos is a secretive one party state and there will also be concerns about the transparency of any investigation that may be launched into this incident wayne

in cambodia a strong trying province being evacuated officials say water levels in parts of the mekong river are risen to more than eleven meters chinese president says there'll be no winners in a global trade war he says the brics nations are russia india china and south africa tonight in the wake of tariff threats by the u.s. president xi jinping as call came at the start of a three day break summit in johannesburg as the. leaders from brazil russia india china and south africa say they are united in fighting protectionism and promoting global trade it's the first time presidents on the brics trade bloc are meeting since donald trump's administration said it was ready to impose tariffs on all chinese imports a movie karma say could also hurt smaller countries like south africa we are meeting here. at a time when the multilateral trading system is facing unprecedented challenges we are concerned by the rise in unilateral measures that are incompatible with world trade organization. and we are worried about the impact of these measures especially as the impacts developing countries and econo

residents in cambodia is trying province being evacuated officials say water levels in parts of the mekong river have risen to more than eleven meters. well now to japan where in east eighty people have been killed in record breaking heat wave temperatures with thousands being sent to hospital the temperature has reached forty degrees celsius in many cities and authorities are warning that the hot weather will continue until the beginning of august the elderly make up the vast majority of the deaths. i don't have air conditioning so i have to open all the windows and turn on the fan to try and cool down my house i even sleep with auspex on my body if that's the means this is the if you don't sleep well you feel exhausted the next day so i'm trying to sleep well this acquittal a team of italian scientists say they've discovered a huge underground lake on mas a twenty kilometer wide lake of liquid water lies beneath the southern ice cap of the red planet it's the first time a large stable body of liquid water has been discovered on mas scientists have previously said that if water was not present

asia the landlocked communist country is already operating thirty nine hydropower plants in the mekong river region over fifty more in the planning or under construction with that number set to almost double in the coming years that rush to develop has been blamed for a number of births in recent years devastating farmland and nearby villages environmentalist's have also warned of irreparable damage to downstream areas i want to think about that let's get some more on what's happening right now with wayne hale correspondent who's reporting for us in bangkok in neighboring thailand let's just start with the fact that we know that this as you said it previously just a little while ago wayne this is a saddle it braces the larger dam just bring us up to speed on what we know. yes well according to the lao government this incident occurred at around eight o'clock in the evening on monday so almost twenty four hours ago but news only really coming up in the last few hours which is not unusual in laos this is a communist run country a communist governments in the capital. as you mentioned this dam

by this point the mekong river is almost five thousand kilometers from its source taking in and telling stories along the way. the mekong delta is a hive of trade after being harvested from nearby fields the fruit and vegetables are transferred from big ships to tiny boats before reaching the stands on land the commercial food chain that works the same way it has for centuries. to the street vendor from the main city always gets nostalgic hair grow up close by but often accompany his mother to the market taking in the sights and smells majorly takes him back to his childhood the food here is still the best he says. to live on this floating cross roads to from the big city. from the big river to very different people find they have much in common. i'm originally from here but now i live in hotel in city i have a stand there i've been selling the same shoes as you. for seven years. so i was. business and. it's going ok you know. how about you i'm like that we'll go over the plate of all. the pretty good there are good days and bad days you know you can come back on i think the last. two l

power plants in the mekong river region officials are planning to build fifty more with that number setto double in the coming years the rush to develop has been blamed for a number of dam bursts in recent years devastating farmland in nearby villages environmentalist have warned of irreparable damage to downstream areas. we can now speak to tom for therapy who is in focus and in southern england he's talking to us via skype he is a journalist and filmmaker who's been reporting on the environmental issues surrounding dam building in southeast asia thank you very much indeed for talking to us so presumably you're not particularly surprised by the the breaking down of this dam and the subsequent damage and devastation that's ensued. not surprised at all because the problem is that don't construction and design is going in hate we go out proper concentration with people who will be most of the decisive people who've been devastated when it is their own business and it's not who calls. on one year ago that was the most important thing for us and i wrote i'm just wondering about all the inte

by this point the mekong river is almost five thousand kilometers from its source taking in and telling stories along the way. the mekong delta is a hive of trade after being harvested from nearby fields the fruits and vegetables are transferred from the big ships to tiny boats before reaching the stands on land the commercial food chain that what would often accompany his mother to the market taking in the sights and smells majorly takes him back to his childhood the food here is still the best he says. two lives made on those floating crossroads to learn from the big city. life from the big river to very different people find they have much in common. and i'm originally from here but now i live in a hotel in city i have a stand there i've been selling the same noodle dishes as you. for seven years. so how's business and. it's going ok you know. how about you. the pretty good there are good days and bad days you know. compact cars on. the last. two lines briefly crossed palm seven lunch on the make all people going their own separate ways again. but they remain kindred spirits and that

residents in cambodia stone trying province being evacuated officials say water levels in parts of the mekong river have risen to more than eleven meters well to japan now where at least eighty people have been killed in a record breaking heat wave with thousands being sent to hospital the temperature has reached forty degrees celsius in many cities and authorities are warning that the hot weather will continue until the beginning of august the elderly make up the vast majority of deaths so i don't have air conditioning so i have to open all the windows and turn on the fan to try and cool down my house i even sleep with ice packs on my body this is the if you don't sleep well you feel exhausted the next day so i'm trying to sleep well. a team of italian scientists say they've discovered a huge underground lake on mas it lies beneath the southern ice cap and is the first time a large stable body of liquid water has been discovered on the red planet and reports. a stunning discovery is what they're calling it one that could help scientists know for sure whether life ever formed on mars or even exists

all the way through the rivers the mekong and all the tributaries over the last few days and that may have been certainly a contributory factor and what does it look like what does the out look like for this obviously people are still missing in terms of being able to find them rescue them they'll need better more clement weather there's plenty of rain still around this again that storm system is still going further north so that could cause yet more problems all right richard thanks for that right let's go to greece now because wildfires there of killed at least fifty people around the capital athens strong winds have been whipping up the flames that have destroyed many homes and disrupted transport the government declared a state of emergency in two specific areas shelob ellis reports. panic as greeks look for their neighbors with flames closing in a series of wildfires around athens broke out on monday the first in a forest make a coastal town an hour's drive west of the capital. fire crews tried to limit the destruction well evacuating residents but it was out of the control of. t