Khamlieng Outhakaisone(C), Deputy Director General of the General Staff Department (GSD) of the Lao People's Army, and also commander of the rescue operation, speaks during a press conference in Sanamxay, Laos on July 28, 2018. Eight people were confirmed dead while 123 remained missing after a dam collapsed, triggering flash flood in southern Laos on Monday, Khamlieng Outhakaisone said on Saturday.(Xinhua)