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Cambodia floods hit northwestern prison, 842 prisoners evacuated
Floods have submerged a prison in northwestern Banteay Meanchey province on Thursday, forcing the authorities to evacuate all 842 prisoners to detention centers in other provinces. “The prison is badly inundated and we are moving the prisoners to prisons in neighboring provinces,” Phin Sophal, chief of ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/816874.shtml#.UldsRNKBlxI
Cambodia's parliament calls for emergency relief for flood-affected victims
The National Assembly of Cambodia on Thursday called on national and international charitable groups to provide emergency reliefs to flood-affected people throughout the country, a statement said. The National Assembly of Cambodia on Thursday called on national and international charitable groups to provide emergency reliefs to ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/10/c_132785542.htm
Floods kill 104, affect 1.5 million people in Cambodia
Floods from Mekong River and heavy rainfall have killed at least 104 people and affected about 1.5 million people in Cambodia in the last three weeks, a senior disaster control official said Wednesday. “The latest figures showed that the floods have killed 104 people and ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/09/c_132783531.htm
Flood toll expected to rise further, gov’t warns
Flooding continues to ravage 15 of Cambodia’s 23 provinces, acutely affecting Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pailin and Siem Reap, and claiming 83 lives, according to the latest figures released by the National Committee for Disaster Management. Nhim Vanda, first deputy chairman of the NCDM, confirmed that while ...
Sen David and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flood-toll-expected-rise-further-gov%E2%80%99t-warns
Cambodia flood death toll rises to 83, affecting over 800,000 people
Floods from Mekong River and heavy rainfall have killed at least 83 people and affected more than 800,000 people in Cambodia in the last three weeks, a senior disaster control official said Monday. “Up to now, 83 people have died of drowning and over 800,000 people ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/07/c_132777225.htm