Today'S New York Times Article On Cambodian Floods

[Robroy]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/world/asia/floods-in-cambodia-affect-more-than-a-million.html?ref=global-home

]Relief Is Slow to Reach Cambodia Flood Victims

BATTAMBANG, Cambodia — The high water is devastating even for a country inured to monsoon rains and waterlogged rice fields: wide swaths of Cambodia’s countryside have become giant lakes, with villagers and livestock marooned on scattered patches of dry land.

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Edited November 5, 2011 by sbk
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[zorro1]

Although its a very sad article it is about cambodia and not Thailand

[ScubaBuddha]

Although its a very sad article it is about cambodia and not Thailand

Hence why it is in the southeast Asia forum....

[TheWalkingMan]

Although its a very sad article it is about cambodia and not Thailand

And that is why it is in the Southeast Asia forum.

Edit - I did not see the posting before mine...

Edited November 3, 2011 by TheWalkingMan

[ScubaBuddha]

Although its a very sad article it is about cambodia and not Thailand

And that is why it is in the Southeast Asia forum.

Edit - I did not see the posting before mine...

You gotta be pretty quick with the smart ass remarks on Thaivisa.

[Robroy]

You might consider a career in journalism, zorro1 - your observational powers are freakish.

Although its a very sad article it is about cambodia and not Thailand

Hence why it is in the southeast Asia forum....

[FarangBuddha]

More or less a natural annual occurrence so I'm sure the people know how to cope.

[ScubaBuddha]

More or less a natural annual occurrence so I'm sure the people know how to cope.

"Flood victims sought refuge on patches of land in Cambodia's Battambang Province, hit by the worst flooding in living memory."

You're half right...as the effects of global climate change continue to manifest, this will likely soon be an annual occurrence.

[BabySun]

More or less a natural annual occurrence so I'm sure the people know how to cope.

"The worst flooding in living memory" - it doesnt happen annually.

Some posters here do not show much compassion to Cambodia people,and nobody blames their government or leaders?