Rainstorms Hit Banteaymeanchey and Battambang Province

Friday, 23 March 2012

67 families in Banteay Meanchey and 119 people in Battambang province have been affected by rainstorm in the early third week of March 2012. The affected people are now in urgent assistance need.

There are two districts, Kampong Svay and Mongkul Borey, suffered by rainstrorm and even houses were destroyed while the other 60 houses were damaged in Banteay Meanchey province. 31 housed in Komrieng district were destroyed in Battambang province.

After the rainstorm, CRC branch of Banteay Meachey provided  each suffered family the emergency assistances included 25kg of rice, one case of instant noodle, sarong, scarf (Krama), mosquito net, blanket, mat, plastic sheet, one box of canned fish, five soups and half kg of powder.

Moreover, 31 families also will get the assistances included 25kg of rice, one box of canned fish and noodle from CRC branch of Battambang on March 24, 2012.