Floods kill 152 people, affect 418,770 families in Cambodia: officials

18 October 2013
Xinhuanet News
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Disasters / Environment and natural resources / Floods
Mekong river / National Committee for Disaster Management / NCDM / Nhim Vanda / Pon Narith

The Mekong River and flash floods have killed at least 152 people and affected 418,770 families in 20 provinces in Cambodia, disaster control officials said Friday.

Pon Narith, Secretary General of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said floods have hit the country twice this year between August and October. The first flood killed 13 people and the second one claimed 139 lives. …

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