By Kuch Naren
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
Five people died and thousands of hectares of rice paddy have been destroyed by last week's flooding from heavy rains that fell over the country, Nhim Vanda, first president of the National Committee for Disaster Management, said Sunday.
Between Aug 13 and Aug 16 seven areas were especially affected by flooding: Kep municipality and the provinces of Battambang, Kampot, Koh Kong, Kompong Speu, Kompong Thom and Pursat, Nhim Vanda said.
Five people, including a small child, drowned in Kampot and Kompong Speu while fishing or washing Aug 14 and 15, he added.
So far the committee has distributed gasoline and about 100 tons of rice to flood victims while the World Food Program has provided 500 tons of rice in addition to the help provided by the Cambodian Red Cross and some NGOs, Nhim Vanda said.
In Phnom Penh municipality, half of the 1,000 hectares of rice fields in Dangkao and Meanchey districts were flooded with water from Kompong Speu province, Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema said Sunday.
Other parts of the city have also been affected, he said.
Flooding damaged a bridge on the road to the Khmer Rouge genocide memorial at Choeung Ek in Dangkao district. The road became impassable Saturday because a company building a replacement Bailey bridge fell behind schedule, he said.
Nhim Vanda said the overall situation would have been worse had water levels not started to go down in some parts of the country when rains abated Aug 17.
Between Aug 13 and Aug 16 seven areas were especially affected by flooding: Kep municipality and the provinces of Battambang, Kampot, Koh Kong, Kompong Speu, Kompong Thom and Pursat, Nhim Vanda said.
Five people, including a small child, drowned in Kampot and Kompong Speu while fishing or washing Aug 14 and 15, he added.
So far the committee has distributed gasoline and about 100 tons of rice to flood victims while the World Food Program has provided 500 tons of rice in addition to the help provided by the Cambodian Red Cross and some NGOs, Nhim Vanda said.
In Phnom Penh municipality, half of the 1,000 hectares of rice fields in Dangkao and Meanchey districts were flooded with water from Kompong Speu province, Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema said Sunday.
Other parts of the city have also been affected, he said.
Flooding damaged a bridge on the road to the Khmer Rouge genocide memorial at Choeung Ek in Dangkao district. The road became impassable Saturday because a company building a replacement Bailey bridge fell behind schedule, he said.
Nhim Vanda said the overall situation would have been worse had water levels not started to go down in some parts of the country when rains abated Aug 17.
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