Flood death toll rises to 45 in Cambodia

21 August 2014
Xinhuanet News
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Disasters / Environment and natural resources / Floods / Government / Ministries and other national bodies
National Committee for Disaster Management / NCDM / Nhim Vanda

At least 45 people in Cambodia have died and thousands of families have been evacuated from homes to higher grounds in floods caused by monsoon rains and rivers overflowing their banks, a senior official said Thursday.

"In the past three weeks, floods have claimed 45 lives in Cambodia," Nhim Vanda, first Vice President of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said during a flood damage assessment meeting. ...

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