An interim report by the Kampong Thom provincial authority indicated that, counting from the start of flooding season in September 2009 until 11 October, a total of 17 people died in 7 of the province’s districts due to drowning or flood-related issues, such as transportation vessel capsizing, crushing and drowning, boat overturning, babies falling into water, etc… At the same time, 9 additional people died from drowning due to flood from Typhoon Ketsana at the end of September. Therefore, altogether, Kampong Thom province counts 26 victims of flood and Typhoon Ketsana. Furthermore, 30,000 hectares of rice crops were affected, 17,000 hectares of the rice crops were completely destroyed. Due to flooding, several thousands of children could not attend schools as 93 of these schools were flooded.
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