Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Cambodia to estimate typhoon Ketsana's cost this weekend

Source: Xinhua News Agency
Date: 13 Oct 2009

PHNOM PENH, Oct 13, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cambodia plans to collect and conclude this weekend all figures and data of damages around the country from the recent Typhoon Ketsana and flooding, a government official said Tuesday.

Keo Vy, communication officer of Cambodia's National Committee for Disaster Management said officials and authorities from around the country will get together this coming Friday in Phnom Penh to sum up all figures and data of damages caused by Ketsana and flooding in Cambodia's recent weeks.

He said the estimate cost so far is about 29 million U.S. dollars and agriculture sector is the hardest hit as tens of thousands of rice paddies have been destroyed.

He said the estimate cost from the typhoon and flooding could be higher as infrastructure, mainly roads, have been damaged in many parts.

Twenty-four people was killed by the typhoon, and more than 20 others died due to severe flooding.

Kompong Thom is one of the seven provinces in the country hardest hit by the typhoon.

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