{"asset":"news","key":"5216","locale":"en","id":"news:5216:en","entityId":"news:5216","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/5216","state":"ready","title":"Rain floods displaced families’ camp as wind damages five homes","summary":"The February 26 storm affected Thma Puok district, Banteay Meanchey. The governor said over 300 displaced families were moved and temporary shelter arrangements made.","body":"On February 26, early-season rain flooded a safety camp housing thousands of conflict-displaced families at Wat Kandal in Thma Puok district, Banteay Meanchey province. Strong winds separately damaged five homes.\nAccording to district administrative officials, four damaged homes were in Ta Yeung village, Kumru commune, and one in Prasat Tbaeng village, Banteay Chhmar commune. Some tents housing displaced people within the camp were inundated.\nBanteay Meanchey Governor Oum Reatrey said authorities and security personnel had evacuated more than 300 displaced families and all their belongings from the affected camp. They had arranged the infrastructure for constructing new temporary mobile shelters, with the aim of improving accommodation, food provision and healthcare.\nThe report says that, since 2012, parts of Thma Puok district had experienced rain and strong winds each year during March and April, affecting public and private buildings and homes.\nBy Nget Pisant","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"14810","languageVersionId":"10260","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.9tmSXXGD8CZ0TqCAAnDwgrinZx4Yq5Fxyv86rNLPq64"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"km","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"12","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2026-03-01T08:42:09Z"}