Thursday, August 11, 2011

PM Hun Sen Informs about Danger from Mekong River’s Flooding

 Report From: http://www.dap-news.com/en/


CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, August 12, 2011-Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen on Thursday said that the water level of Mekong River in the country is starting to rise subsequently and reach to the level of emergency about the danger.

He also urged local people to be cautious and especially the upper part of Mekong river in Cambodia because the water level of Mekong river rise to 10.7m in Steung Treng Province above the level of emergency of a half meter and Kratie province also in dangerous situation. Local people reported that some part of provincial town of Steung Treng province covered by the flooding from Mekong River.

Samdech blasted the environment extremists who have always accused of the Mekong River’s flooding occurring from Hydropower power dams at upper Mekong River in China and Laos.
Some advanced countries could not prevent natural disaster either, he said. PM Hun Sen urged all radio and Tv channels to broadcast about the announcement letter from ministry of water resources and metrology about the general situation of flooding and temperature and danger.

We have to be cautious and informed local people who live along Mekong Rivers to put the situation in danger. So far, no life causalities for local people has announced yet. Cambodia in 2000 was hit by flood and damaged local infrastructure and in 2 008, the country also hit by Ketsana storm killed nearly 50 people and the country lost over $100 million cost of property.

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