A man poles his boat through floodwaters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh yesterday morning. (Photo by: Hong Menea)
By Mom Kunthear and Thik Kaliyann
The Phnom Penh Post
We are worried about our temple...we did not see the Apsara Authority officials paying attention
The death toll from nationwide floods yesterday rose to 105 people, new government statistics revealed. The near month-long catastrophe has also threatened some 200,000 hectares of rice paddies.
Chief of Cabinet at the National Committee for Disaster Management Keo Vy confirmed yesterday that eight more people had died since the latest official count.
“There were 39 people who died [so far] in Prey Veng province and 32 people who died in Kampong Cham province,” he said.
Water levels on all of Cambodia’s major rivers have begun to recede but an estimated 200,000 hectares of paddies remain flooded, he added.
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Chief of Cabinet at the National Committee for Disaster Management Keo Vy confirmed yesterday that eight more people had died since the latest official count.
“There were 39 people who died [so far] in Prey Veng province and 32 people who died in Kampong Cham province,” he said.
Water levels on all of Cambodia’s major rivers have begun to recede but an estimated 200,000 hectares of paddies remain flooded, he added.
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