50 families in Battambang evacuated in Cambodia floods

Heavy rains damaged roads and crops in northwestern Battambang province’s Phnom Proek district on July 14, 2021. - NCDM

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Heavy rain on Wednesday night (July 14) flooded 70 houses and more than 50 families were affected in Phnom Proek district in Battambang province.

Provincial governor and head of the provincial committee for disaster management Nguon Ratanak told The Post on July 15 that the provincial administration had sent forces to rescue people and none of them had been in danger.