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Death toll from flooding in Cambodia rises to 39

The Cambodian National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) has reported that the ongoing floods have so far killed 39 people, with 22 in Banteay Meanchey province.
Death toll from flooding in Cambodia rises to 39 ảnh 1An aerial view of inundated Banteay Meanchey province. Photo: AKP

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The Cambodian NationalCommittee for Disaster Management (NCDM) has reported that the ongoing floodshave so far killed 39 people, with 22 in Banteay Meanchey province.

From September 1 to October 22, the floods haveaffected 110 cities and districts in 19 of the 25 provinces and Phnom Penhcapital city.

A total of 120,785 families or 483,140 people havebeen affected, of them 11,554 families or 46,216 people have been evacuated tothe safety grounds, it added.

Besides, 111,354 houses, 707 schools, 310,000hectares of rice and other crops, as well as many roads, bridges and canalshave been flooded and damaged, the Khmer Times reported.

Prime Minister Hun Sen earlier this weekadmitted that flooding has caused more difficulties for Cambodia, which hasfaced losses from the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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