PHNOM PENH, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed Tuesday by the impacts of Typhoon Ketsana that hit Kompong Thom Province, about 230 kilometers northeast of Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, according to local television.
According to Television Channel 3 of Phnom Penh Municipality on Tuesday night, at least eight people were killed and a dozen others injured after the typhoon landed Sandan District around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
It said the typhoon also destroyed dozens of houses.
The storm hit Cambodia just one day after Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a directive alerting his people that the country would be hit by typhoon Ketsana and appealed the authorities at all levels to take all necessary measures to protect the people who might be affected by the typhoon.
The Philippines is the worst hit country by Typhoon Ketsana as more than 240 people were reportedly killed. Over 20 others were killed in Vietnam after the typhoon made landfall in the country.
According to Television Channel 3 of Phnom Penh Municipality on Tuesday night, at least eight people were killed and a dozen others injured after the typhoon landed Sandan District around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
It said the typhoon also destroyed dozens of houses.
The storm hit Cambodia just one day after Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a directive alerting his people that the country would be hit by typhoon Ketsana and appealed the authorities at all levels to take all necessary measures to protect the people who might be affected by the typhoon.
The Philippines is the worst hit country by Typhoon Ketsana as more than 240 people were reportedly killed. Over 20 others were killed in Vietnam after the typhoon made landfall in the country.
3 comments:
So the typhoon didn't want to hit PP, instead it skipped to Kompong Thom?
Hanoi is the next target!
Hard to believe 8 people die from typhoon in Cambodia. I don't believe it. Cambodia is all flat land, they can't be drowning from heavy rain, their houses aren't bricks, they can't be that bad. They don't get wash away by water.
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