Since early September, at least 207 people have been killed, in massive flooding along the Mekong River in Cambodia, the government said.
The worst flood in 11 years inundated homes, submerged bridges and forced thousands of people to evacuate.
In the capital, Phnom Penh, residents appealed for help.
(SOUNDBITE) (Khmer) GROCERY SHOP OWNER, SIEN KIMSIEN, SAYING:
"It is so difficult to sell things with these floods, and my children have become sick. They are getting rashes on their hands and feet. So I'm urging the government and any international organisation to help, by giving some medicine to us for treatment."
The first deputy chairman of the National Disaster Management said the government is doing what they can to help the people.
(SOUNDBITE) (Khmer) FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT, GNIM WADA, SAYING:
"We are prioritising restoring the damages from the floods, which are the worst we've seen, in order to help our people, especially those who have been affected by the floods."
The government said nearly 230,000 families, and 300,000 hectares of ricefields have been affected by flood waters.
More than 250 have died in neighboring Thailand, and more than a dozen in Vietnam, in what the United Nations said was the worst flooding to hit parts of Southeast Asia in 50 years.
Sophia Soo, Reuters.
