A Dam Bursts in Laos — and Unleashes Unexploded American Bombs from the Vietnam War Karen Coates August 22, 2018When the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam burst in southern Laos on July 23, it released 5 billion cubic meters of water that killed at least 35 people, displaced more than 6,000 and swamped 18,000 acres of land that stretched into neighboring Cambodia. It also let loos...
