By Suon Sophalmony
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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A storm knocked down and destroyed more than 100 homes and caused 3 injuries in the evening of Saturday 15 May 2010 in Santepheap and Ta Sda communes, Sampov Loon district, Battambang province.
Chum Seub, the Sampov Loon district governor, said on Sunday 16 May that the disaster caused by the storm started on Saturday at 5:20PM.
Chum Seub said: “Now, we see that the damage affects 103 houses in Santepheap and Ta Sda commune. Three houses completely collapsed, 25 houses lost their roof completely, and 75 other are only affected: some lost 20-30 sheets of the tin roof. Three people were injured, but a man was seriously injured, he was cut by the flying wood and tin roof, the two others were slightly hit only!”
Chum Seub indicated that this is a preliminary number of houses damaged obtained by the authority following the damage. The authority is currently accounting for the number of families and the additional number houses that are affected and reported them to the Battambang Red Cross office to obtain help.
On 23 April 2010, a similar storm destroyed 105 houses by knocking them down to the ground in Samlot and Ratanak Mondul districts, Battambang province. The incident left several families without shelter.
The provincial authority indicated that, starting from 01 April to 23 April 2010, storms destroyed 197 homes in Battambang province. 188 families lost their shelters. The storm also damaged the roof of 3 schools and two monk housings. This number does not even take into account the recent damage.
Chum Seub, the Sampov Loon district governor, said on Sunday 16 May that the disaster caused by the storm started on Saturday at 5:20PM.
Chum Seub said: “Now, we see that the damage affects 103 houses in Santepheap and Ta Sda commune. Three houses completely collapsed, 25 houses lost their roof completely, and 75 other are only affected: some lost 20-30 sheets of the tin roof. Three people were injured, but a man was seriously injured, he was cut by the flying wood and tin roof, the two others were slightly hit only!”
Chum Seub indicated that this is a preliminary number of houses damaged obtained by the authority following the damage. The authority is currently accounting for the number of families and the additional number houses that are affected and reported them to the Battambang Red Cross office to obtain help.
On 23 April 2010, a similar storm destroyed 105 houses by knocking them down to the ground in Samlot and Ratanak Mondul districts, Battambang province. The incident left several families without shelter.
The provincial authority indicated that, starting from 01 April to 23 April 2010, storms destroyed 197 homes in Battambang province. 188 families lost their shelters. The storm also damaged the roof of 3 schools and two monk housings. This number does not even take into account the recent damage.
1 comment:
This is only a small storm and hundred of dirt poor Cambodian houses were destroyed! Now just imagine if there is a small Earthquake and it would be 10 times worst than this! What does this telling? It is telling that the constructions in Cambodia are not up to international standard!
Talking about corruption in building a simple house in Cambodia!ahahhahah
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