Cambodia flood death toll climbs to 168
The Mekong River and flash floods have claimed at least 168 lives in Cambodia and cost the country about 500 million U.S. dollars due to the damages to rice paddy and roads, Keo Vy, spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said Tuesday. … “Besides the deaths, more than 1.7 million people have been affected,” he told Xinhua. …
Xinhuanet News Staff
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