Flooding at the Kork Kleang 3 Relocation Site

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The community is located in Sangkat Phnom Penh Thmey, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh. The heavy rains on Monday, 11 October, 2010 caused flooding with water levels around 0.5 meter. Many homes were flooded. There is a drainage system in the community, but it was unable to handle the amount of rain that fell. The rain water flowed from Sangkat Phnom Penh Thmey to Kob Srov. The negative effects of the flooding included health problems such as skin allergies, common cold and fever. Furthermore, many personal belongings in some homes were destroyed. By Friday, 15th October, 2010, the water level had only decreased by 0.1 meter.

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