Mudslide in China

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a woman wails at the public mourning held at the mudslide site for the victims of the Aug. 8 mudslide disaster in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. China on Sunday held mournings for the mudslide victims, all over the country and at overseas embassies and consulates, Xinhua said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xing Guangli)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Hu Jintao, fourth left, and other Chinese top leaders pay a silent tribute in BeijingSunday, Aug. 15, 2010, to mourn for the victims of the Aug. 8 mudslide disaster in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province. From left are, Vice Premier Li Keqiang, Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) member Li Changchun, Premier Wen Jiabao, Hu, National People's Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin, Vice President Xi Jinping and PSC member Zhou Yongkang. (AP Photo/Xinhua)
A woman mourns her relatives who were killed in a massive landslide, in Zhouqu, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province August 15, 2010. China observed a national day of mourning on Sunday for the victims of last weekend's massive landslide in a remote part of its northwest, which killed more than 1,200 people when a torrent of mud swept through a town. REUTERS/China Daily
Liu Chunhua (R), 19, mourns at the ruins of her house where her family members were buried by a landslide, in the Zhouqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province August 13, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, leads a prayer session for the people who have suffered in the recent natural disasters in India, China,Pakistan and Russia, in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
In this photo taken on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, a woman walks past the coffins of the deceased placed near the mudslides-hit Zhouqu in Gannan Tibetan AutonomousPrefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province. China declared a national day of mourning for victims of a massive landslide in the remote northwest, as authorities on Saturday stressed the importance of hygiene and safety for the thousands now living in temporary shelters. (AP Photo)
Residents carry their belongings past a flooded street in the landslide-hit Zhouqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province August12, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer
Residents collect wood and logs, washed down by the recent downpours, from the Bailong River near the landslide which devastated Zhouqu county of GannanTibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province, August 12, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer

Cambodia hit by inclement weather

(Photo: Pring Samrang, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)

20 July 2009
By P.B.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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For several days in a row, Cambodia is hit by irregular rains accompanied by storms. Several provinces are submerged by flood. The ministry of Water Resources called for precaution.

Several coastal regions, areas near the Tonle Sap Lake and rivers were flooded these past few days. The inclement weather was caused by a weak depression which should leave the country on Wednesday 22 July, a communiqué of the ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, indicated on Sunday 19 July.

Rains and storms are already announced in some provinces, in particular in Kandal, Pursat, Battambang, Pailin, Beanteay Meanchey and Siem Reap. Under these conditions, the ministry called on residents and travelers to be cautious, especially in the area surrounding the Tonle Sap Lake.