Typhoon Noru sees 16 dead as floods hit Mekong region


Banteay Meanchey provincial governor Um Reatrey told The Post that rain was continuing to fall, and authorities were evacuating the most vulnerable. - PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): An official warned that the 16th typhoon of the season, Noru, had brought heavy rains to areas surrounding the Mekong River and flooded thousands of homes in the provinces bordering Thailand.

As of Tuesday (Sept 27), the death toll from the flooding had risen to 16.

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