Storm Kills One, Injures Two, Destroys Homes in Svay Rieng
A storm on Saturday night killed one, badly injured two others and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes in Svay Rieng province’s Rumduol district, officials said Sunday. Ros Pharith, provincial administration director, said a rainstorm with strong winds hit the province about 8:30 p.m. … [Svay Rieng director of the Cambodian Red Cross] Mr. [Sar] Vanna said that the storm destroyed 55 houses and damaged 46 others in four communes in Rumduol, and that the Red Cross had cooperated with provincial officials to bring packages of money and rice to victims of the storm Sunday morning. … Stong and Kompong Svay districts in Kompong Thom province were also hit by Saturday’s storm, injuring one person, destroying 16 houses and damaging 32 more, according to Keo Vy, deputy director of information at the National Committee for Disaster Management. The provinces most affected by storms this year are Banteay Meanchey, Takeo, Kep, Kampot, Kompong Thom and Svay Rieng, Mr. Vy said. In the first seven months of this year, 28 people have died, 95 have been injured, and nearly 1,600 houses have been destroyed and more than 6,100 have been damaged, he added. …
Ben Sokhean
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