Disasters
Earthquakes
Cambodia's lack of earthquake regulations puts high-rise buildings at risk
Although there are over 1,000 high-rise buildings with five or more floors in Cambodia as of 2023, the country does not have technical regulations in place to ensure they can withstand earthquakes, with experts facing challenges, such as weak law enforcement linked to limited transparency ...
Thang Sinorn & Kuch Sikol
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-lack-of-earthquake-regulations-puts-high-rise-buildings-at-risk
Evacuations in Phnom Penh after Myanmar quake; Cambodians worked at Bangkok collapse site
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in central Myanmar triggered precautionary evacuations in Phnom Penh on Friday, though no damage or tremors were reported in the capital. ...
Coby Hobbs, Seoung Nimol, and Khy Sovuthy
https://cambojanews.com/evacuations-in-phnom-penh-after-myanmar-quake-cambodians-worked-at-bangkok-collapse/
Vietnam earthquake shakes Ratanakiri, raises concern for Cambodia’s disaster readiness
Minor tremors were felt in Ratanakiri province last Sunday after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck a nearby province in Vietnam, raising concerns among locals about Cambodia’s preparedness for similar seismic events. ...
Ly Rosslan and Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/vietnam-earthquake-shakes-ratanakiri-raises-concern-for-cambodias-disaster-readiness/
Wildfire and floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report
Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, according to the authors of a UN report launched on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501143759/wildfire-and-floods-dont-need-to-turn-into-disasters-un-risk-report/
Cambodians advised to delay Indonesia travel
The Cambodian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, has issued a warning to all citizens planning to travel to the quake- and tsunami-hit region of Indonesia. The embassy urged “all Cambodians with no urgency to visit the disaster-hit area in Central Sulawesi province to suspend their travel ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodians-advised-delay-indonesia-travel
