Flood death toll in Cambodia rises to 16
Source: Xinhua| 2019-09-22 17:09:26

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Mekong River floods and flash floods in other places have so far caused 16 people dead and five others injured in Cambodia, Keo Vy, a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said on Sunday.

Among the deceased were seven children, he said.

The floods have hit parts of eight provinces out of the kingdom's 25 cities and provinces since early this month, he said, adding that affected provinces include Kratie, Stung Treng, Kampong Cham, Tboung Khmum, Kampong Thom, Prey Veng, Kandal and Preah Vihear.

"About 89,722 families were affected, and 14,583 of them were evacuated to higher ground," he told Xinhua.

The spokesman added that some 68,780 houses and 59,242 hectares of rice fields and other crops have also been inundated with floodwaters.

Floods usually hit Cambodia between August and October. Last year, Mekong River and flash floods killed a total of 63 people, according to the NCDM.
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Siem Reap District Hospital Flooded

Cambodia Breaking News (Siem Reap): On September 24, 2019, there was flooding at Angchum provincial hospital, Siem Reap. The flooding reached into the patients' rooms, so the they were all moved to Pok district hospital.

Situation Report No. 2 – Floods in Cambodia (As of 25 September 2019)
Report from Cambodia Humanitarian Response Forum
Published on 25 Sep 2019 — View Original

FLOOD SITUATION OVERVIEW

Cambodia is currently experiencing flooding along the Mekong Basin and Tonle Sap River. This was triggered by heavy rainfall since early September. According to the latest reports from Provincial Committees for Disaster Management, 238 communes in 62 districts in 10 provinces have been affected (since Situation Report #1, this includes two new provinces, Siem Reap and Banthey Meanchey, while two previously reported provinces, Pursat and Otdar Meanchey, have been removed). The dashboard below summarizes the reported flood impact to date.

FLOOD IMPACT DASHBOARD

93,319 households affected

11,579 households displaced

15 persons have died

83,942 houses affected

34 health centres affected

359 schools affected

971,143 meters of road affected

51,824 hectares of agricultural land affected

RIVER LEVEL MONITORING AND FLOOD FORECAST

According to the Mekong River Commission, all eight river monitoring stations in Cambodia are at ‘normal’ levels (indicated as ‘N’ in the map below). Water levels at all stations are forecasted to decrease in the next five days (26-30 September), but rainfall is forecasted in the next week so river water levels could rise again.
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Siem Reap, 26 September 2016
Seven districts in Siem Reap province are flooded and many roads have become impassable.

The situation in Poipet has worsened with the collapse of a dam, and authorities have closed National road 5 due to flooding.

September 28, 2019
Floods force closure of National Road 5 in Poipet
Banteay Meanchey Provincial Department of Public Works and Transport yesterday said it will temporarily close National Road 5 between Km 394-396 due to the flood.

In an announcement dated September 27, Kim Sovann, provincial chief of department of Public Works and Transport pointed on the collapse of a dam, located on National Road 5 between Km 394-396 in O’Kayorn Village, Nimith Village, Poipet City.
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