"Seven Years On: Survivors of the Attapeu Dam Collapse Still Await Justice! How Much Longer Must Survivors Wait?", 23 July 2025

On the night of July 13, 2018, the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower dam collapsed in the southern proince of Attepeu, Laos, unleasing a catastrophic flood that claimed dozens of lives, displaced more than 7,000 people, destroyed 1,700 hectares of agriculture land and erased entire communities.

This was not a natural disaster. It was a man-made tragedy – one rooted in engineering failures, inadequate regulatory oversight, and a lack of meaningful consultation with affected communities.

Manushya Foundation remains vocal and unstoppable in advocating for the rights and dignity of survivors of the Attapeu dam collapse….