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Cambodia made progress in improving the country's irrigation network and in expanding its rice cultivation area. Phnom Penh radio claimed that a network of ditches, canals, and reservoirs had been constructed throughout the country "like giant checkerboards, a phenomenon unprecedented in the history of our Cambodia."
Floods unrelated to the monsoon occurred in Phuket. Despite government assurances after the 2011 disaster , flooding has shutdown two factories at an Amata estate. [ 7 ] As of Oct 9th, 28 out of 77 Thai provinces had been affected and 39 people had been killed, but the health ministry put the death toll at 51, [ 8 ] with more than 3 million ...
Cambodia had a gross domestic product (GDP) of $28.54 billion in 2022. [18] Per capita income, although rapidly increasing, is low compared with most neighboring countries. Cambodia's two largest industries are textiles and tourism, while agricultural activities remain the main source of income for many Cambodians living in rural areas. [19]
1967 Brazil flood, mainly Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, flood and landslide Brazil: 1967 431 St. Francis Dam failure United States 1928 431 2015 Tamil Nadu floods Chennai, Cuddalore and Andhra Pradesh named 2015 South Indian floods: India: 2015 429 2002 Nepal flood, mainly occurred at Makwanpur, monssnal rain, flood, landslide Nepal: 2002 425
Economic Damage Homes Under water Cities Real-time reporting (Channels) Thailand: 730 [3] [4] 1,327,740.64 (calculated from 8,298,379 Rai of paddy fields damaged by the flood) [5] Total damage US$45 billion (1440 billion Baht) (including to foreign nations and corporations) and an immediate economic cost of 1.3–1.5% Thai national GDP [6 ...
The 2020 Central Vietnam floods were a series of floods in Central Vietnam, which also affected some areas in Cambodia and Laos in October and early November 2020. The floods focused heavily in several provinces including Thừa Thiên Huế , Hà Tĩnh , Quảng Bình , Quảng Trị , and Quảng Ngãi .
River flows of the Tonlé Sap are being impacted by climate change. [6] A major climate change issue for Cambodia is the impact it has on the Tonlé Sap lake and Mekong river system. [7] [8] Climate change will impact water flow in the country and increase the frequency of droughts. [6] [9] Hydropower dams have further exacerbated the issue. [10]
The Kingdom of Cambodia was recognized as a state by the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) in November 1956. However, full diplomatic relations were not initially established - the Federal Republic's representation in Phnom Penh was given the status of a consulate general - because the Cambodian government under Norodom Sihanouk pursued a policy of balance and neutrality between the power ...