Yes, the daming of these natural water courses is a good thing. Stupid people make fake news about fish and stuff! Who cares about fish or even rice? I don't, that's for sure! Cheap power = cheap cold beer. I'm grateful to this government for their forward thinking. This is why I chose to live here!


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WARNING: Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology announces flood situation in the Mekong River and surrounding areas
July 16, 2018
Due to a low pressure system to the north of Cambodia , over the next 2-3 days, the upper Mekong River in Cambodia will rise and begin overflowing through the canals and craters along both sides of the upper Mekong.

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has put out an alert to populations living in Stung Treng, Kratie, Tbong Khmum, and Kampong Cham, and to those farming on both banks of the Mekong, near waterways, and in lowlands.

Flood warning for Pailin province.
16 July 2018
- The Ministry of Water Resources yesterday announced that floods will hit several provincial areas due to strong weather and water flow from Thailand.

The ministry warned that heavy water flow in Pailin province have affected areas surrounding the Stung Takouy river.
“Villagers living around Stung Takouy river need to be careful because the river is flooded,” the ministry said. “People who travel on bridges must also be careful and avoid getting injured.”
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50512115/f ... provinces/

Thousands evacuated from Stung Treng due to floodwaters from Laos dam
27 July 2018 | 08:57
About 5,000 people living in Siem Pang district in Stung Treng province were taken to safety following the flooding triggered by the collapse of a hydropower dam in neighbouring Laos.

Stung Treng provincial governor Mom Saroeun told The Post on Thursday that rescue workers managed to bring all victims trapped in the floods to high ground.

Authorities are now providing medicines and basic necessities such as food, mosquito nets and drinking water.

The authorities said a total of 1,289 families were affected on the Cambodian side after the dam tragedy on Monday evening, which also displaced about 3,000 people and killed at least 26 in Laos.

The Stung Treng province is in the northern part of Cambodia and located about 50 kilometres away from the Laos border.

The Ministry of Water Resources said until 3:10pm on Thursday, the water level of Sekong River rose up to 12.10 metres, surpassing the danger level of 11.50 meters.

National Committee of Disaster Management (NCDM) spokesman Keo Vy said: “At 5pm on Thursday the number of evacuees might change as the water level was still rising and I have not received the latest figures yet.”

The situation in Siem Pang district was grim as well. Phen Bunthoeun, Stung Treng Programme Unit Manager of Plan International Cambodia, said houses were flooded and people had to vacate.

Vy said in Kratie province, once the Mekong River’s water level reaches 20 meters high, it is considered dangerous as it could flood the low land areas. On Thursday, the water level was recorded at 20.16 metres.

If the water level touches 22 meters, he said it is considered alarming for the Mekong River in Kratie Province.
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... s-laos-dam

Why do you open a new thread on the current flood situation, when there is already one?
See:
newsworthy/cambodian-flood-warnings-aft ... 21711.html

You could change the thread title, but fragmenting news by opening new threads serves no-one. I think.

The collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam in Laos has undeniably increased the flooding in the region of the Mekong river and tributaries in Cambodia. However, the rest of Cambodia continues to struggle with flooding unrelated to the Laos dam disaster.

Cambodia – 1,700 Homes Damaged by Floods
27 July 2018
Flooding in Cambodia has damaged over 1,700 homes in several provinces, according to the country’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM).

Flooding began on 17 July, 2018 after a period of heavy rain, affecting the provinces of Kampong Speu, Battambang, Koh Kong and Phreah Sihanouk. As many as 1,786 houses and 1,100 hectares of paddy fields have been damaged.

The NCDM said local authorities and armed forces have been cooperating with the Cambodian Red Cross to get people in affected areas to higher ground.

Over the last few days flooding has also affected parts Kampot province, and Pur Senchey district in Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng visited affected areas on 20 July, 2018.
The Ministry of Health’s Communicable Disease Control Department (CDC) has alerted the affected population of possible dangers in time of floods.
http://floodlist.com/asia/cambodia-floods-july-2018

Topics merged

Sideways, just had more than 100mm rain last night.Tatai will be getting wet again.

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Stung Treng: Following the announcement of Stung Treng Authority by 11:30 am on July 27, 2018, the Sekong River has risen to 12.46 meters, nearly one meter above the alert level. Ten polling stations in Siem Pang are affected by the floods.