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At least 30 people in Cambodia have died in recent floods caused by
heavy rains and the Mekong River overflowing its banks, a disaster
relief official said Monday.
Keo Vy of Cambodia's disaster management committee the floods have also
forced more than 9,000 families to flee their homes and destroyed nearly
100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of rice fields.
He added that nearly 67,000 houses were damaged or submerged, as well as
513 schools, 300 Buddhist pagodas and 25 health centers. Nine of the
country's 24 provinces have been affected so far, he said.
Four people died Sunday night when their car drove into a flooded pond in the eastern province of Prey Veng, police said.
The government warned that the rains will continue as Typhoon Wutip headed toward neighboring Vietnam late Monday.
Fatalities and dislocations caused by floods are an annual problem for
Cambodia at this time of year. About 250 people were killed in 2011 in
the worst flooding in a decade, according to the government.
This year's flooding death toll already has exceeded the 14 people
reported killed by flooding in the relatively dry year of 2012.
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