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Floods kill 36 people in Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed on October 22 morning that severe flooding has claimed 36 lives, with Banteay Meanchey province being hardest hit with 19 fatalities.
Floods kill 36 people in Cambodia ảnh 1Flood recorded on the outskirts of Phnom Penh (Source: AFP/VNA)

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed onOctober 22 morning that severe flooding has claimed 36 lives, with BanteayMeanchey province being hardest hit with 19 fatalities.

The PM visited local people affected by the disaster in BanteayMeanchey, where he announced that the Government will grant 10 million riel(2,500 USD) for each family of the deceased.

The PM’s working delegation also distributed relief goods toaround 10,000 affected families in this province.

According to the Cambodian National Disaster ManagementCommittee, since the beginning of October, heavy rains and tropical storms havecaused floods in 19 out of 25 provinces and cities of Cambodia, affecting 312,224people, submerging 73,720 houses and over 293,000 hectares of rice and othercrops./.
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