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Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet and his government has requested leaders of provinces pay attention to supporting flood-hit people as widespread heavy rains have triggered floods in many localities in recent days.
The Cambodian Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has issued severe weather warnings to residents of the Kingdom’s coastal regions.
Around 4,000 households in the southern region of Cambodia have been affected by heavy flooding caused by prolonged rains over the past few days.
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MWRM) on Saturday forecasted further flooding during the upcoming rainy season but said it will be less severe than it was last year.
At least 37 people were killed and 128 others injured, while over 1,000 homes collapsed and the roofs of more than 9,700 homes were damaged by natural disasters from January 1 to May 28 of this year, according to the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM).