The government blames fast-rising waters on torrential rains, but some Cambodians see connection between the many capital city lakes filled for development and Prek Thnot River flooding.
Cambodian Flooding Forces Phnom Penh Evacuations
- By Tum Malis
5
A man casts his fishing net out into a flooded tributary to the Prek Thnaot River that has flooded the Prek Kampeus commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 14, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)
6
A boy and his crab just grabbed from a flooded road in Spean Tmor commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 14, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)