Flooded Chamkar Doung Street 217 at Prek Chrey Market:

Flash Flood Death Toll Rises to 18
AKP Phnom Penh, October 16, 2020 --

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) this morning reported that the ongoing flash floods have so far killed 18 people, including 8 children.

From Sept. 1 to the morning of Oct. 16, 2020, the flash floods have affected 71 cities/districts/Khan and 283 communes/Sangkat in 19 of the 25 provinces and capital city – Phnom Penh, Pursat, Pailin, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Svay Rieng, Oddar Meanchey, Siem Reap, Takeo, Kampong Speu, Mondulkiri, Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong, Preah Vihear, Stung Treng, Kampong Cham, Kandal, Kampong Chhnang, and Kampong Thom.

A total of 53,169 families or 212,676 people have been affected, of them 6,298 families or 25,192 people have been evacuated to the safety grounds, it added.

Besides, 51,133 houses, 439 schools, 137,160 hectares of rice fields, 67,490 hectares of subsidiary crops, and many roads, bridges, canals have been flooded and damaged.

Competent authorities at all levels have been actively taking necessary measures to timely assist the victims so as to reduce to the maximum the difficulties and the impact on people's properties and lives.
- AKP

If anyone needs help I have a Toyota Prado 4x4. I can haul people or cargo from affected areas around PP

Siem Reap, 16 October 2020: Local authorities are concerned about fake news on flooding, following some social media flood photos posted this week which date from 2017. Pictures of the rising water in Phnom Kulen on October 7, 2017, were re-posted on some facebook accounts today, leaving the public confused.
Please check your information before passing it on.

KAMPOT: This was posted on social media this morning.


Please be ready Kampot business owners and residents, especially those who live along side the river. The city has released a statement warning that the dam will release its overflow water pretty soon. It will flood. Wish you all the best.

Question: why, in this time of natural disaster, is it sooo hard to find daily rainfall figures?

I know Pochentong airport records it, because IAATA requires it, so why is it not publicly available?

This is a site that monitors water levels and rainfall on the Mekong basin.
https://monitoring.mrcmekong.org/

KAMPOT : KAMCHAY DAM

Cambodia News, Kampot Province: Kampot Provincial Disaster Management Committee on October 17, 2020 issued a notice to the people who live in the area. Beware of flooding on both sides of Kampong Bay canal as Kamchay hydropower company plans to open flood gates .

The water level in Kamchay Dam on October 17, 2020 at 7:00 AM was 148.89 meters high. The inflow into the reservoir is 736.50 cubic meters per second.

The technical team of Kamchay Hydropower Company plans to open the technical water release gate slowly from the dam soon in case the rain continues.

Sihanoukville flood photos - Social media: 16.10.2020







Some areas of Sihanoukville are also having problems with their electricity supplies due to the bad weather.