Floods from Mekong river and heavy rains have killed at least 104 people and affected the daily life of about 1.5 million others in Cambodia over the past three weeks.
Vice President of Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management Nhim Vanda said on October 9 that the flooding has hit 20 provinces and cities, submerging 250,000 hectares of rice and damaging more than 400 kilometres of roads.
Local authorities have been evacuating people to higher grounds, while emergency reliefs from donors and the Cambodian Red Cross have been distributed to affected families, he said.
The official also noted that the Mekong water levels have no longer posed a concern to the northeastern region, but flash floods still hit some northwestern provinces such as Battambang, Pailin, Oddar Meanchey and Banteay Meanchey.
Floods usually hit Cambodia between August and October. This year's floods are predicted to cause a loss equivalent to that of the 2011 flooding, which killed up to 250 people and cost the country 521 million USD.
Floods kill 104 people in Cambodia
Floods from Mekong river and heavy rains have killed at least 104 people and affected the daily life of about 1.5 million others in Cambodia over the past three weeks.
Source: VNA
