National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) spokesman Soth Kim Kolmony has called on people in flood-prone areas to exercise increased caution after recent drowning deaths.
Water levels of several streams and rivers along the Cambodian-Thai border in Banteay Meanchey province have risen and flooded some roads and houses in Poipet town and parts of Malai and Mongkol Borei districts.
Prime Minister Hun Sen marked the 14th anniversary of Preah Vihear Temple being placed on the World Heritage List with a message calling on all Cambodians to join with the government to preserve the site.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology warned on March 14 that the effects of the Indian low pressure front and some low pressure areas in the region will cause rainfall, strong winds and thunderstorms in the central lowlands and plains of northwestern Cambodia.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology announced on November 22 that this winter the temperature will drop as low as 15 degrees Celsius in the country, especially in the mountainous areas and on the northeast plateau.