A rescue team pushes a speedboat through floodwaters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh on October 18, 2020. - AFP
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday (Oct 21) that flash floods in Cambodia have so far claimed 34 lives and forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of people.
"To date, 34 people were killed, including 18 in Banteay Meanchey province," he said while distributing relief kits to about 10,000 flood-hit families in Northwestern Banteay Meanchey province.
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