Tropical storms kill 6, damage hundreds of properties

Thunderstorms rolled across Cambodia in April with lightning strikes that caused the death of six people and injured 14, killed 18 cattle, and damaged or destroyed hundreds of properties in 18 provinces nationwide. National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) spokesman Soth Kimkolmony said yesterday that 30 natural disasters occurred last month destroying 101 houses and damaging a further 512.

He said the six people and 18 cattle were killed by lightning strikes while working or sheltering under trees when it was raining. According to the NCDM report, three of the victims were in Phnom Penh, one in Banteay Meanchey, one in Battambang, and one in Siem Reap province, while the 18 injured were struck by lightning or hit by airborne house debris caused by the lightning.

The heavy rainfall across the Kingdom from early April until measured 50-100mm, but this level will increase with the onset of the wet season from May 1 to October. The average rainfall this year could be higher than 2021.

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