What caused Kandal to flood?

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What caused Kandal to flood?

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A major flooding disrupted Kandal province, washing houses and crops away.

I heard many rumors about what happened but anyone can tell from the horse's mouth?
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Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:18 pm A major flooding disrupted Kandal province, washing houses and crops away.

I heard many rumors about what happened but anyone can tell from the horse's mouth?
It rained like fuck for two days. Worse than wet season. Last week
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A friend sent a photo they took of houses being washed away. Water levels in the river at the bottom of HS boulevard were the highest I have ever seen.

I can only guess a contributing factor is the loss of flood plains to capture and hold water for slow release. They have all been filled up with sand dredged from other rivers
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Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:45 pm
Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:18 pm A major flooding disrupted Kandal province, washing houses and crops away.

I heard many rumors about what happened but anyone can tell from the horse's mouth?
It rained like fuck for two days. Worse than wet season. Last week
From what I heard, and from the footage I have seen on phones, it looks like it wasn't caused by two days of (torrential) rain. It looked like someone opened some gates.
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Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:15 pm
Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:45 pm
Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:18 pm A major flooding disrupted Kandal province, washing houses and crops away.

I heard many rumors about what happened but anyone can tell from the horse's mouth?
It rained like fuck for two days. Worse than wet season. Last week
From what I heard, and from the footage I have seen on phones, it looks like it wasn't caused by two days of (torrential) rain. It looked like someone opened some gates.
Post up any footage if you can please, I haven't seen

When exactly did this happen?
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Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:17 pm
Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:15 pm
Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:45 pm
Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:18 pm A major flooding disrupted Kandal province, washing houses and crops away.

I heard many rumors about what happened but anyone can tell from the horse's mouth?
It rained like fuck for two days. Worse than wet season. Last week
From what I heard, and from the footage I have seen on phones, it looks like it wasn't caused by two days of (torrential) rain. It looked like someone opened some gates.
Post up any footage if you can please, I haven't seen

When exactly did this happen?
That's the problem, I don't have footage, only saw footage on phones. And I am not on social media.

From what I heard it happened on the 15th.
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From anecdotes by folks who work in the region, the natural drainage may well have been interfered with quite a bit by farming, land reclamation etc. The gradient must be quite shallow, and flood waters will find their own path.
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Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:21 pm
Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:17 pm
Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:15 pm
Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:45 pm
Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:18 pm A major flooding disrupted Kandal province, washing houses and crops away.

I heard many rumors about what happened but anyone can tell from the horse's mouth?
It rained like fuck for two days. Worse than wet season. Last week
From what I heard, and from the footage I have seen on phones, it looks like it wasn't caused by two days of (torrential) rain. It looked like someone opened some gates.
Post up any footage if you can please, I haven't seen

When exactly did this happen?
That's the problem, I don't have footage, only saw footage on phones. And I am not on social media.

From what I heard it happened on the 15th.
If it's the 15th it's certainly not related to last weeks unseasonal rain

Perhaps a gate was opened as you speculated, or a dam/levee failed
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Freightdog wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:22 pm From anecdotes by folks who work in the region, the natural drainage may well have been interfered with quite a bit by farming, land reclamation etc. The gradient must be quite shallow, and flood waters will find their own path.
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Shallow land, water finding it's path?

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Two days of rain?

These are pictures I just googled.
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Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:29 pm
Freightdog wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:22 pm From anecdotes by folks who work in the region, the natural drainage may well have been interfered with quite a bit by farming, land reclamation etc. The gradient must be quite shallow, and flood waters will find their own path.
Image

Shallow land, water finding it's path?

Image

Two days of rain?

These are pictures I just googled.
Ang Snuol district governor Khon Serey Ratha said the floodwaters had receded and there was no danger. He said that since Kampong Speu decided to open the sluice gate from January 12, water flooded into the canals in the district, this caused flooding in six villages.
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https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501220444/ ... nt-floods/

Jan 12th was the huge out of season rain I mentioned earlier

This being riceland they would be controlling water levels so if the canals flooded this could be a feasible explanation - especially since there often isn't this much water in January
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