Floods wreak havoc, Thousands left homeless, hundreds of hectares of crops destroyed

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Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Sor Chandara

Residents of Kampot province continued to feel the devastating effects yesterday of widespread flooding in the area caused by the opening of the Kamchay Hydropower Dam, which has left thousands temporarily homeless and crippled local businesses.

Keo Vy, spokesman of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said houses, markets and roads across Kampot town and five communes in the province’s Teuk Chhou district have been affected by the flooding.

“Until now, 1,760 houses … have been [completely] inundated and some people are being evacuated immediately to higher ground,” Vy said.

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