Focus Campaign on Flooding

Flooding in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia Claims More Lives

October 21, 2010
The Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)

Vietnamese authorities say the latest floods have killed at least 46 people and another 21 are missing. The count brings the death toll from this month’s floods to more than 100.

Heavy rains have inundated provinces in central Vietnam. Disaster officials say some 200,000 homes were flooded and downpours swamped rice fields.

The government has sent thousands of troops to help with rescue and recovery efforts. Rescuers were able to save 18 people from a bus that was swept off the main north-south highway Monday, but a similar number of passengers remain missing.

The International Red Cross and other humanitarian groups in Vietnam are working to provide the most urgent aid to flood victims.

In neighboring Thailand and Cambodia, the worst flooding in decades has left about 20 people dead in recent days. Thai authorities have warned that runoff from the Central Plains could hit Bangkok in coming days, causing serious flooding in the capital.

Some information in this story was provided by AP and Reuters.

KR leaders evacuated out of … their cells to safer ground

Phnom Penh evacuation in April 1975

13 Oct 2010
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Soch

An anonymous source from the KR Tribunal indicated that the 5 suspects detained by the KRT were transferred out of their cells to a new building within the KRT due to flooding. The source indicated that the 5 KR leaders were moved to cells at higher floors in another building. Reach Sambath, KRT spokesman, denied this allegation and indicated that the five are safe and that there is no problem. Reach Sambath added: “Flood water doesn’t affect them because they are being taken care of with great attention.” He added that court officials were told to stay at home yesterday due to flooding.

Pa Socheatvong to Vann Molyvann: Don't look down on the younger generation, we are not all ignorant ... we know how to fill our pocket better than you

Architect Vann Molyvann

City: Do not underestimate younger generations

Friday, January 04, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

The filling of Boeng Kak Lake for development turned into a heated debate between an old hand and one of the younger deputy city governors. The filling of the Boeng Kak Lake is strongly opposed by 81-year-old architect Vann Molyvann who is concerned that the filling of the lake could cause flooding in the city, especially in Tuol Kok district. In response to this concern, Pa Socheatvong, the deputy city governor, rejected the criticism leveled by Vann Molyvann, saying that the later should catch up with the times, that the ideas by older generation people are not always right, and that the younger generations are not all ignorant. Pa Socheatvong warned the old architect not to look down on the younger generations too much. Pa Socheatvong raised the issue of the benefits brought by the development of Boeng Kak Lake by saying that it will help the Boeng Kak Lake community since the residents will be provided housing on top of the filled lake.