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Flooding closes three Siem Reap road sections to heavy vehicles

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Siem Reap’s public works department suspended heavy-vehicle traffic on three provincial road sections in Puok and Chi Kraeng districts. Reopening dates will be announced later. By September 24 evening, flooding had affected 3,671 homes across 144 villages.

The Siem Reap Provincial Department of Public Works and Transport said rising rain-induced floodwaters had inundated parts of the road network in Puok and Chi Kraeng districts, raising concern. It announced the suspension of heavy-vehicle traffic on three road sections in the two districts.

The affected sections are Provincial Road 267 between kilometres 1 and 3 in Puok; Provincial Road 266 between kilometres 5 and 7 in Chi Kraeng; and Provincial Road 265B between kilometres 2 and 9 in Chi Kraeng. The department did not specify reopening dates and said a further announcement would follow.

Separately, according to the Siem Reap Provincial Department of Information, by the evening of September 24, 2025, rain-induced flooding had affected 3,671 homes, along with schools, hospitals, pagodas and other infrastructure, across 144 villages in ten cities and districts.

Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television. Reported by ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត.

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