Monday, October 07, 2013

Preah Khan Damaged After Storm Uproots Large Tree


Does Hun Sen know that Mother Nature does not like him and the retarded government?
Probably not... He cannot think beyond himself anyway...

A tree uprooted in a rainstorm on Friday lies on top of the northern gate of Preah Khan temple in Siem Reap province. (Lim Cheavutha)

By Saing Soenthrith and Dene-Hern Chen - October 7, 2013

The northern gate of the Preah Khan temple inside the Angkor Archaeological Park was damaged on Friday when a 30-meter-tall tree was uprooted during a heavy rainstorm and came crashing down on the 12th century structure.

The tree smashed through eight large stones that supported one of the ancient structure’s main gates, said Bun Narith, director-general of the Apsara Au­thority, a government body that manages the temples in the Angkor park complex. No one was injured by the falling tree, Mr. Narith said.

“One big tree collapsed on Friday at 11:30 a.m. because of strong wind and heavy rains, which caused damage to Preah Khan temple on the front gate of the northern temple entrance breaking many stones,” Mr. Narith said.

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