Cambodian flood destroys 4.4 pct of rice paddies this year: official
Recent Mekong River flash floods have entirely damaged 113,260 hectares of rice paddies, or 4.4 percent of the total rice-planted area of 2.56 million hectares, according to an agricultural report Tuesday. "The floods had affected 369,346 hectares of rice paddies. Of the figures, 113,260 hectares were completely destroyed,"Minister of Agriculture Ouk Rabun said in a report submitted to Prime Minister Hun Sen."Despite suffering from flooding, rice production this year is still expected to achieve good results." ... Floods had hit the country since mid-September, killing at least 168 people and affecting more than 1.8 million others, Nhim Vanda, 1st vice-president of the National Committee for Disaster Management, said last week. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
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