Cambodia suffers fewer natural disasters than Vietnam or Thailand
Cambodia suffered far fewer natural disasters than either Vietnam or Thailand over the last decade but twice as many as Laos, the World Bank said Monday. Data published in the annual World Development Report also showed that the incidence of natural hazards in Cambodia in between 2003 and 2012 was unchanged from 1993 to 2002. The bank said 11 major events were recorded in Cambodia in each of the last two decades compared with 67 in Vietnam, up from 48 over the previous decade, and 38 in Thailand, down from 44. Laos suffered only five major events, down from 11. …
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
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