Storms swamp capital streets in drain strain
Despite recent efforts by the authorities to improve drainage systems around the capital, heavy flooding and swamped roads were the norm over the past week as the kick-off to the rainy season saw pelting rain almost every afternoon, residents say. Old drainage systems put in place during colonial times strained under the heavy rains, flooding communities like Daun Penh district’s Phsar Kandal I. Resident Khoun Sophear, 34, said the ankle-deep water was already affecting her household for the worse. …
