Cambodia: Help Arrives Just in Time
Below is a message from Dr. Tevy Yem, one of our Cambodian coordinators, regarding the floodwaters which displaced tens of thousands of people in Kampong Thom just after 70+ tons of FTH food supplies were distributed throughout the province.
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From: DR.TEVYNEATH YEM
Sent: Tue 8/14/2007 12:00 AM
To: Stefan Radelich; Robert Boucek; Terry Henshaw
Subject: Flooding in Cambodia
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus,
I hope you are doing fine. I would like you to pray about flooding in
Cambodia below.
This is from The CAMBODIA DAILY
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Floods Claim Second Victim in Kompong Thom
A boy in Kompong Thom province Sunday became the second reported victim of flooding that has affected an estimated 50,000 people nationwide. The 3-year-old drowned beneath his stilt house in Prasat Sambor district Sunday while his parents were away from home. Last week, a woman drowned in a Preah Vihear province ricefield after she was overwhelmed by fast-moving floodwaters, officials said. In Kompong Thom province alone, an estimated 12,000 houses in four district are now flooded by rivers swelled with water flowing from Preah Vihear, there are 18, 000 hectares of rice field underwater and 12,000 families affected. The National Committee for Disaster Management is responsible for deploying aid did not know how much food was needed.
Much Love and Blessings
In His grace,
Dr.Yem Tevyneath
Harvest Development Corporation
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Here is a full report from Project Cambodia: Festival of Hope