Sihanoukville canal restoration to stymie floods
Officials begin to restore five 25km-long canals in Sihanoukville to curb flooding.
Tag: flooding
Ministry issues flood warning for 11 provinces
Water Resources Ministry warns that 11 provinces risk flooding from heavy rainfall.
Floods kill 11 in four provinces
Flooding since early this month have caused the deaths of 11 people and injured two others in four of five affected provinces.
China’s reservoirs helped stem major flooding
Reservoirs across the country have played a major role in facilitating the government’s effort in fighting against flood this major flood season, helping store over 80 billion cubic meters of water that would have endangered areas in their downstream, said a senior water resources official.
Floods cause chaos in Preah Sihanouk province
Flooding in Preah Sihanouk province over the past few days has killed three people.
Nearly 8,000 families impacted by recent floods
The National Committee for Disaster Management today said floods in the Kingdom over the past week affected about 8,000 families, killing four and impacted more than 5,000 hectares of rice paddy.
Floods force thousands to evacuate
Nearly 2,000 families are evacuated due to flooding triggered by heavy rain. Seven provinces are currently affected.
National Road 3 closed due to flooding
Authorities close the traffic on a flooded section of National Road 3 in Preah Sihanouk.
Girl drowns in flood waters in Rattankiri
Severe flooding has killed a girl in Rattanakiri province.
Severe flooding kills at least 61 in Bangladesh
Severe flooding has killed at least 61 people, displaced nearly 800,000 and inundated thousands of homes across a third of Bangladesh, government officials said on Tuesday, after two weeks of heavy monsoon rains.
China renews data-sharing initiative with the MRC
China will continue to share hydrological data with the Mekong River Commission.
City Hall to block streets for sewage system repairs
Some streets to be blocked for bigger sewage drainage systems: Governor.
Storm destroys six houses in Preah Vihear
A thunderstorm destroys six houses and caused flooding in 50 more in Chheb district.
Don’t Wait For Rain
This week’s Binge Worthy is a bit different from my normal picks. Sometimes it is worth to wait for new episodes of a TV series that only airs weekly. As the context of this show is on climate change, it can be a bit heavy.
Landslides, floods leave 22 dead in Philippines
At least 22 people have died and a number are missing under flash flooding.
Floods hit National Road 58 in Banteay Meanchey
Authorities in Banteay Meanchey province said that recent rainfall has caused flooding along National Road 58 in Svay Chek district.
China donates rice to Cambodia
China has pledged $1 million worth of jasmine rice to Cambodia to help aid flood victims, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Guidelines issued for flood victims
The Health Ministry issued safety guidelines for people suffering from floods in order to avoid getting sick.
A bridge collapses in Stung Treng
A bridge collapses in Stung Treng
Gov’t seeks loan let-up for flooded farmers
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) released a joint statement asking banks and microfinance institutions to find ways to help farmers in the flooded areas of the Kingdom.
Number of flood deaths rises to 18
Water Resources Ministry says that flooding of the Mekong, Sekong and Sesan rivers was caused by tropical storm Bebinca.
Two deaths, 60,000 evacuated in Philippine flooding
Nearly 60,000 are still in Philippines’ evacuation centres after severe flooding.
National Road 4 closes due to flooding
Authorities have closed the traffic on a flooded section of National Road 4 in Preah Sihanouk province because the water level is rising.
Death toll in Assam flooding rises to 32
The death toll in ongoing floods in India’s northeastern state of Assam has risen to 32.
PM asks for tolerance over capital flooding
Prime Minister Hun Sen asked people to be less critical about the heavy flooding in parts of Phnom Penh following Monday’s torrential rains.
Authorities must prepare for flooding: Hun Sen
PM appeals to prepare for flooding and rescue villagers when natural disasters occur.
PM calls for authorities to prepare for flooding
Prime Minister Hun Sen appealed to all authorities to well prepare for flooding to rescue villagers when a natural disaster occurs.
Woman, boy killed by lightning
Two more people have been killed by lightning this week as parts of the country continue to be hammered by heavy rains.
Cyclone Gita wreaks havoc in Tonga’s capital
Tonga’s neighbours scrambled to deliver emergency relief on after Cyclone Gita.
Deadly landslides, flooding spark evacuations in Jakarta
At least 4 people are killed and 2 missing after severe flooding.
