Tag Archives: worst flooding in a decade

That’s me on a small wooden boat Monday (in a normally dry neighborhood) about a mile from my house in Puok. I’m slowly learning why this flood is being called Cambodia’s worst in decades.  Just when you think it’s finished, … Continue reading →

Flooding has been a big part of my life lately. Today, the United Nations says it’s the worst flooding in Southeast Asia in 50 years. Click the short TV story below to see the first helicopter video of this flood. … Continue reading →

“The water was this high,” the market seller told me in Khmer as she pointed to her waist and smiled. I had followed my neighbor into the middle of the Puok Market as he shopped for food to make dinner.  … Continue reading →

First, I should say: I didn’t take any of the pictures in this post. These are some of the latest snapshots from around Cambodia from a handful of media sources. I’m still in Phnom Penh where a lot of the … Continue reading →

After more than three days of torrential, devastating rain across Cambodia, Mother Nature seems to be letting up. Above is an Associated Press picture taken in Siem Reap Province, near where I live. Reports say the Cambodian death toll is … Continue reading →

I talked to my host family today. Turns out there was some confusion. As is normal in my Cambodian life, I lost a few things in translation. That’s easy to do on the phone. The real story: Water is high … Continue reading →

I woke up at 3:00am this morning to my phone ringing.  My host mother was calling from our house in Puok.  She told me water was flooding the first floor of our house, but I couldn’t tell exactly how much … Continue reading →

At the urging of Peace Corps Security staff, I’ve evacuated Siem Reap safely by bus, but people are desperate in areas near where I live. As you can see in the picture above (taken by a photojournalist, not me) there … Continue reading →

I got my girls back safely to Puok after our girls’ health camp ended. But, when I returned to Siem Reap for a meeting, the city was under water. Main roads had become rivers of knee-high water. I saw kids … Continue reading →