Dam failure and a catastrophic flood in the Mekong basin (Bolaven Plateau), southern Laos, 2018

Dam failure and a catastrophic flood in the Mekong basin (Bolaven Plateau), southern Laos, 2018

Sudden breaching of a saddle dam on July 23, 2018, on the perimeter of the Xe Nammoy hydroelectric-power reservoir, recently constructed in the Mekong basin, southern Laos, caused catastrophic flooding that resulted in fatalities and displaced thousands of individuals. This study aims to (1) assess...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Latrubesse, Edgardo Manuel, Park, Edward, Sieh, Kerry, Dang, Thanh, Lin, Yuning Nina, Yun, San-Ho
Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Science::Geology
Breach
Dams
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154558

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