Hundreds die in Thailand and Cambodia floods
At least 356 people have died since August after flash floods hit south-east Asian countries.
Published On 2 Oct 2011
 |
| Flood waters have damaged rice fields, schools and Buddhist temples in Cambodia [Reuters] |
At least 356 people have been killed in Thailand and Cambodia since August in flash floods, according to government officials.
The death toll is higher in Thailand, where 206 people have died while 150 were killed in neighbouring Cambodia.
Keep reading
list of 4 itemsAfter the Hurricane
World’s coral reefs face global bleaching crisis
Why is Germany maintaining economic ties with China?
Keo Vy, the spokesman of the Cambodian government disaster agency, said on Sunday that flood waters along the Mekong river and other places had damaged 670,000 acres of rice fields, as well as 904 schools and 361 Buddhist temples.
Hundreds of people have been killed in China, Japan and South Asia in the last four months from prolonged monsoon flooding, typhoons and storms.
Source: News Agencies