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| Forced from their home by Cambodia floods this couple and their 10 children now sleep under a plastic-sheet shelter at the roadside. [ABC] |
Thu, 3 Nov 2011
Liam Cochrane, Phnom Penh
Radio Australia News
Cambodia's flooding is worse than previously thought. Latest official figures show more than 1.4 million people may be affected.
As more aid agencies get access to flood-ravaged parts of Cambodia, the picture emerging is grim.
Official government figures estimate 350,000 households have been affected, with 51,000 families displaced.
Almost 4000kms of roads have been washed away and 470 temples damaged.
More than half those who fled have now returned or are heading home.
But flooding around Cambodia's inland lake, the Tonle Sap, remains severe.
There are also concerns the impact of the floods is being under-reported by the Cambodian government and that aid is not being effectively co-ordinated.
Cambodian experts say water levels will take three weeks to return to normal.
Australia's Ambassador to Cambodia, Penny Richards, says the country's worst floods in at least a decade could slow poverty reduction and deserve more international attention.
"The extent of the damage and suffering in the countryside is very broad and has the capacity to have long reaching effects, including on Cambodia's efforts to reduce the poverty rates."
Emergency food aid is getting out to some areas of the country, but relief workers say the demand vastly exceeds the supply.
1 comment:
Ah coward Decho Hun Sen, Mr Sam Rainsy asks you to sue him at France court about you murdered Khmer people. Why don't you dare to do it as you have done at Cambodia court?
Being a strong man as well as Prime Minister of one country, you should not be coward to face the real justice at France court or International court. Unless, you are the real murderer in Cambodia that is the reason why you fear of Mr Sam Rainsy at real and fair justice court.
Decho Hun Sen rubbed Cambodian people well being, health care, dignity and sell Cambodia out to Vietnam in cheap price as long as he can stay in power. Isn't true Samdach Decho Hun Sen?
How many Cambodian people lives have you killed in your life so far? Can you being honest telling the true?
As one Prime Minister of one country his job is bully his own people from talking about Paris Peace agreement 1991 and Vietnam take Cambodia area. Why?
Samdach Decho Hun Sen Why does you so scare of the truth? Why do you so scare of Mr Sam Rainsy when he asks you to sue him at France court? You are strong man as you claim in TV screen.
Samdach Decho Hun Sen shouldn't scare of Mr Sam Rainsy because Mr Sam Rainsy has no weapon mass destruction as you do. You are the murderer; you must be strong in facing with Mr Sam Rainsy at France court as Mr Sam Rainsy invited you to do so.
Samdach Decho billion dollars Hun Sen, PLease face Mr Sam Rainsy as Mr Sam Rainsy invited you through the world media. You used to win on Mr Sam Rainsy many times in Cambodia court of justice. There is no reason why you should be worry about...if you have never killed anyone in Cambodia. Isn’t it Decho Sen?
Cambodian people hope to see Samdach Decho Hun Sen will has gut as a leader or a man to sue Mr Sam Rainsy at France court as Mr Sam Rainsy invited Samdach decho many times through Radio and world media.
Be a man Decho Sen! One in your life be a man Decho Sen! Be a man to face Mr Sam Rainsy at France court and international court.
We are personal bodyguards of Samdach Decho would like to see Decho Hun Sen be a man with Mr Sam Rainsy at France Court. Otherwise, Samdach Decho is not worthy to protect because why do we have to die for protecting a traitor, a murderer, a blood sucker. Isn’t it true Samdach Decho Hun Sen? Do you agree with that?
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