geovalin Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Day-long heavy rain on Sunday caused unprecedented flash floods which wreaked havoc in the capital. Roads were flooded with traffic coming to a standstill in some areas, people were forced to flee their homes and uncollected garbage was dispersed in parts of the city by the water. The scale of the flooding has raised eyebrows with some residents blaming the authorities for reclaiming land by filling up important lakes which acted as flood conduits for Phnom Penh. Lay Sreymeth, a resident of Chak Angre Krom commune, said her area has been badly affected by flooding for years causing many problems for the residents. “Sometimes people need to cross the dirty water up to waist level. This was caused by the authorities in Phnom Penh filling up an important lake,” she said. Pich Chara, a resident of the capital’s Stung Meanchey commune, also mentioned that flooding had worsened because officials let a company fill up a lake for the construction of a modern building. read more https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50772451/flash-flood-chaos-in-the-capital/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 "...flash floods which wreaked havoc in the capital" As this is posted on TV, how about telling us which country? Being in Thailand, we might assume referring to Bangkok The correct spelling is "capitol".... the other is word for money, etc While I'm at it, the term is "hare brained" not "hair brained" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonnapat Posted October 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, Emdog said: "...flash floods which wreaked havoc in the capital" As this is posted on TV, how about telling us which country? Being in Thailand, we might assume referring to Bangkok The correct spelling is "capitol".... the other is word for money, etc While I'm at it, the term is "hare brained" not "hair brained" Capital is perfectly correct English English when referring to any capital city. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 28 minutes ago, Emdog said: "...flash floods which wreaked havoc in the capital" As this is posted on TV, how about telling us which country? Being in Thailand, we might assume referring to Bangkok The correct spelling is "capitol".... the other is word for money, etc While I'm at it, the term is "hare brained" not "hair brained" Well, it does say in the browser title bar "Cambodia News" and the navigator on the page tells us it is in the Cambodia forum in the Cambodia News section. I'd hazard a guess and suggest the article may be referring to Cambodia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 52 minutes ago, Jonnapat said: Capital is perfectly correct English English when referring to any capital city. Capital is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) If you read the post in full, it clearly states Phnom Penh! Photo from OP:- Edited October 14, 2020 by Burma Bill additional information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 hours ago, mrfill said: Well, it does say in the browser title bar "Cambodia News" and the navigator on the page tells us it is in the Cambodia forum in the Cambodia News section. I'd hazard a guess and suggest the article may be referring to Cambodia. I get the email notification of news items. There is no distinct separation between Thai and Cambodian news, other than Cambodian is usually near the bottom. Of course when you hit the story it will say Cambodian news when it opens in a new window. What I would like is some clarity to help me decide if I want to look at that story. Not asking a whole lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Please note this topic was posted in the Cambodia News forum and this Cambodia News forum is about: Cambodia News Newsfeed and discussion about news in Cambodia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) Quote "...flash floods which wreaked havoc in the capital" As this is posted on TV, how about telling us which country? Being in Thailand, we might assume referring to Bangkok The correct spelling is "capitol".... the other is word for money, etc While I'm at it, the term is "hare brained" not "hair brained" 18 hours ago, Jonnapat said: Capital is perfectly correct English English when referring to any capital city. Forgive him. He's American. Edited October 15, 2020 by Kaoboi Bebobp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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