Flood woes continue in 19 provinces. Six people were killed,

Six people were killed, six were injured, 15,549 houses were inundated and 22,713 hectares of paddy fields were flooded from January till September. Flood waters laid to waste 4,000 hectares of the paddy fields. National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) spokesman Soth Kim Kolmony said yesterday that from January to September 25, 19 provinces and Phnom Penh were affected by floods.

He said provinces hit by floods were Pursat, Siem Reap, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, Kratie, Stung Treng, Kampong Cham, Tboung Khmum, Kandal, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Takeo, Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, Koh Kong, Kep, and Oddar Meanchey. According to Kolmony, the floods this year affected 29,489 families living in 15,549 houses and 2,029 families were moved to safe grounds.

Some 106 houses, he added, were destroyed. “This year’s floods also inundated 1,297 hectares of mixed crops and 22,713 hectares of paddy fields. Some 4,000 hectares of the paddy fields were destroyed. Six cattle were killed and 6,878 cattle had to be relocated because of the floods, he said.

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