October 14, 2020
People are evacuated by boat due to flooding in Kampong Speu province's Chbar Mon City on October 14, 2020, in this photo supplied by Kampong Speu governor Vei Samnang.

Rising Rivers Flood Schools, Prisons, Over 180,000 Hectares of Farms

Naval officers were deployed Wednesday afternoon for evacuations in Kampong Speu province amid ongoing nationwide flooding that has hit more than 60,000 houses in just three of the affected provinces, and inundated at least 180,000 hectares of farmland since last week.