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Laos dam project stirs regional tensions

2012-09-04 1 Dailymotion

A dam project along the Mekong River in Laos is causing tension with neighbouring Vietnam and Cambodia who fear the environmental impact.<br /><br />Both nations are downstream from the Xayaburi dam, where work is continuing despite their protests and promises by the Vientiane government that work would be suspended until November.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports from Xayaburi province on the fears that the dam will affect migratory fish species and the flow of nutrient-rich sediment downstream to both Vietnam and Cambodia.

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