Lightning Protection Out of Reach for Many at Risk

A July report from the National Committee for Disaster Management noted that strikes have killed at least 350 people in the last three years. (Photo: Reuters)

Suy Heimkhemra, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Thursday, 19 August 2010

“I know about the lighting system that is being used to protect people from lighting, but on behalf of farmers, I say I don’t have the ability to buy it.”

At his store on Kampuchea Krom Blvd. in Phnom Penh, Liu Meng seems busy with customers, as he introduces them to lightning protection measures and warns them against the dangers of strikes.

The need for protection is increasing, he tells his customers, and the dangers of lightning are growing.

It is true that Cambodia has seen an increase in deaths due to lightning. A July report from the National Committee for Disaster Management noted that strikes have killed at least 350 people in the last three years.
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