Flooding claims three lives
Three people have drowned and more than 3,000 have been evacuated since flash flooding struck a trio of provinces late last week. Yesterday, the Cambodian Red Cross said it was mobilising aid and planned to have packages of rice, canned fish, noodles and other materials in the hands of 2,340 families, mostly in Banteay Meanchey, by this weekend. … Ten of the 11 villages in his commune were flooded, Suong said, with 126 families forced to leave their homes. …
