Heavy Rains Affect the Capital: Parts of Dangkor District Flooded
Sections of Dangkor District in Phnom Penh are being submerged as the water level of the Prek Tnaot River is rising. Photo: ThmeyThmey
- By Lay Sopheavotey
- October 21, 2023 6:12 PM
PHNOM PENH – Sections of Dangkor District in Phnom Penh are being submerged as the water level of the Prek Tnaot River is rising, said on Oct. 21 Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng, adding that the situation is expected to improve within two days.
According to Sreng, 10 communes in the southwestern part of the capital are being affected by the Prek Tnaot as the water in the upper part of the river in Kampong Speu province is flowing downward.
At this point, 2,570 families have been affected by the floods, and the Phnom Penh administration is ready to rescue them and provide food, Sreng said.
As of 11:00 am on Oct. 21, the water level at Peam Khlai station in Kampong Speu province stood at 5.35 meters, which was below the emergency level of 7.50 meters. At the Rolaing Chrey dam, the water level was 7.68 meters, the alert level being 7.50 meters.
Thor Chettha, minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, said that, with the current flowing trend at the upper stream, the water downstream will decline in 12 to 36 hours. “Under this situation, in a few days, the water of Stung Prek Tnaot will return to normal,” he said on the ministry’s Facebook page on Oct. 21.
However, the authorities remain on high alert as the country is expecting more rain in the upcoming days. The Ministry of Water Resources on Oct. 21 said in its daily weather forecast that Phnom Penh, the coastal areas and central lowlands of the country are likely to receive moderate rainfalls covering 60-to-70 percent of the area mixed with thunderstorms from Oct. 21 to 24.
This may cause floods, the ministry said in its message, urging people to be careful.
Originaly written in Khmer for ThmeyThmey News, this article was translated by Torn Chanritheara for Cambodianess.
