Khammany Inthirath (1st L), Lao Minister of Energy and Mines, speaks at a press conference in Vientiane, Laos, July 26, 2018. Lao government officials said on Thursday that search has been continued for the 131 missing people after a dam collapsed on Monday in southern province of Attapeu and medical workers have been sent to temporary shelters to help villagers affected. (Xinhua/Li Sha)