The government blames fast-rising waters on torrential rains, but some Cambodians see connection between the many capital city lakes filled for development and Prek Thnot River flooding.
Cambodian Flooding Forces Phnom Penh Evacuations
- By Tum Malis
![Girls stand in a flooded area of Prek Chrey village, Spean Tmor commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 15, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)](https://gdb.voanews.com/507cacc0-180c-422e-8428-87fc2d2b1042_w1024_q10_s.png)
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Girls stand in a flooded area of Prek Chrey village, Spean Tmor commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 15, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)
![Local people ride a motorbike through a flooded road in Spean Tmor commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 14, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)](https://gdb.voanews.com/27549426-8c7a-43ac-bbc2-373251212f78_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local people ride a motorbike through a flooded road in Spean Tmor commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 14, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)
![Girls wander through a flooded road in Spean Tmor commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh City, Cambodia, on Oct. 14, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)](https://gdb.voanews.com/9716cd07-6686-424d-90d6-0d9f8be5cbb3_w1024_q10_s.png)
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Girls wander through a flooded road in Spean Tmor commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh City, Cambodia, on Oct. 14, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)
![Two women put stack sandbags to keep rising waters from flooding their house in Spean Tmor commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 14, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)](https://gdb.voanews.com/21d663a4-5175-4595-aaa0-4b7f1f0d7488_w1024_q10_s.png)
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Two women put stack sandbags to keep rising waters from flooding their house in Spean Tmor commune, Dangkoa district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 14, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)