Sunday, February 20, 2011

Storms destroy more than 30 houses

Sunday, 20 February 2011
Thet Sambath
The Phnom Penh Post

More than 30 houses spanning two provinces in northwestern Cambodia were destroyed by storms on Friday.

In Oddar Meanchey, 29 houses were destroyed by a storm on Friday in Banteay Ampil, Anlong Veng and Samrong districts, Pich Sokhin, deputy governor of Banteay Meanchey province, said today.

“Twenty-nine houses were destroyed by the storm but no people were injured,” he said, adding that initially the storm did not appear to be serious.

“I have not yet received a report on other casualties from the storm. I am asking my officials to check,” he said.


Srey Naren, a coordinator for the rights group Adhoc in Oddor Meanchey province, said today that a number of military houses located in the province were also destroyed by the storm.

The storm also struck Banteay Meanchey province on Friday, damaging six houses in O’chrouv district, Ung Oeun, governor of Banteay Meanchey province, said today.

“We have six people’s houses damaged by the storm. It is not serious damage,” he said.

Provincial authorities and Royal Cambodian Armed Forces deputy commander-in-chief Kun Kim have provided each of the 29 families affected by the storm with 25 kilograms of rice and 50,000 riels.

“Storms have attacked our province every year. We are working to assist and advise people to be careful and prevent any casualties in the future”, Pich Sokhin added today.

Nhim Vanda, vice president of the National Committee for Disaster Management, said today that no casualties were reported from lightning strikes and he is assisting families who were affected by the storm in Oddar Meanchey province.

Officials from the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology could not be reached for comment today.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Why do Kos Trol, sea and lands proximately over 10 000 km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty? Why don’t Cambodia goverment transparencies explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?

Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 and what's about over 10 000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?

Kos Trol, Sea and lands over 10 000km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty at 1979 to 1985 treaty! Treaty! Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protect a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group rather in the real name of protecting Khmer nation?

Cambodian army at front line suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition, their families have no health care help, no securities after they die but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning with young girls message, have super health care from oversea medical treatment, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make Cambodian people suffer everyday as Cambodian people know already.

Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that result lost over 10 000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why don't they transparency inform all Cambodian and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't include Kos Trol (Kos Trol size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapoor with heap of great natural resources) in education system in Cambodia.

Look at Hun Sen families, relatives; friends are billionaires, millionaires where do they get the money from if we all just get out of war with empty hands? Hun Sen always say in his speech Cambodia just get up from war, just get up from Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% innocent Cambodian people are so poor struggling with living every day.

Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,