SEREI SAOPHOAN, Cambodia, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Flooding in Banteay Meanchey in Cambodia has killed seven people since late last month, national disaster officials confirmed Wednesday.
Four adults and three children have been killed, and officials are monitoring other flooded provinces for more fatalities, The Phnom Penh Post reported.
"Other provinces such as Preah Vihear, Kampong Thom and Kratie have no deaths so far, but we will follow up," Keo Vy, the chief of the National Committee for Disaster Management, said.
More than 500 families have been evacuated from their homes after storms in Thailand led to flooding of the Mekong River, the Post reported.
The flooding submerged several border towns, and damaged property and farmland.
Officials estimate the flooding has affected 2,592 families.
The Post said the area can expect more flooding for at least another day due to a low-pressure front from Typhoon Utor.
Since the beginning of the year, 28 people have been killed in rainstorms and floods in Cambodia -- double the number recorded by last August, Vy said.
