As dam’s waters rise, holdout Sesan village leaves villagers say goodbye to ancestral homes

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Phak Seangly

 

After almost three years of holding out, all 76 families from the Stung Treng village of Srekor – located in the reservoir of the newly operational Lower Sesan II Dam – have finally agreed to leave their homes.

 

Another gate of the controversial hydropower dam was closed on Sunday, causing already-high water levels to rise even further, and leaving some 60 homes to become half-submerged. Faced with still-rising waters and an untenable existence in the village, the predominantly ethnic Lao villagers finally began leaving on Monday.

 

Fut Khoeun, a Srekor village representative, said that as of yesterday, the water level in the village was at 3.5 metres high, partially covering some houses, including his own.

 

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