Thursday, August 30, 2007

Windstorm destroyed 35 homes in Chom Chao commune

A house was lifted up and its roof blown off (Photo: Chom Chao, Koh Santepheap)
The roof of the ASD garment factory was blow off to outside the factory fence (Photo: Chom Chao, Koh Santepheap)

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

A fierce windstorm blew over the Ang Khnong Village, Chom Chao commune, Dankao district, Phnom Penh, at the same time as a strong rain fell at 7:30 PM in the evening of 27 August. The storm caused damages to 35 homes, 6 of which were completely knocked down, and the other 29 lost their roof. Besides the damages to the homes, and crop destruction, a woman was seriously injured when lightning stuck her. The Koh Santepheap newspaper reported that the majority of houses which were damaged were covered with corrugated metal roof, or had tile roof. Furthermore, at the Kantok Village, Ang Snuol district, Kandal province, a windstorm blew off 4 homes and pulled down the roof of a garment factory building. An old woman was slightly injured during this incident, a large number of materials was damaged but nobody died, or sustained severe injuries.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Oh God! They called this box a house? Thank to Vietcong puppet government that is why Cambodian people are living in a box and next maybe they will be living in a shoe!