Cambodia on Alert as Mekong River Levels Surge Due to Abnormal Regional Storms
Cambodia's National Committee for Disaster Management announced that abnormal regional storms in August caused heavy rainfall in the upper Mekong River basin, leading to a sharp rise in the river's water levels. Several monitoring stations have reached alert levels, causing floods in low-lying areas and impacting homes, farmland, and infrastructure.
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