8 people killed, 12 injured as typhoon Ketsana hits Cambodia

PHNOM PENH , Sept. 29 KYODO -- At least eight people died Tuesday as typhoon Ketsana lashed central Cambodia and destroyed at least 30 houses, a local official said. Chea Seath, director of Provincial Red Cross in Kompong Thom Province, said 12 people were injured as the typhoon pummeled the Sandan district in Kompong Thom, about 240 kilometers northeast of Phnom Penh. The bodies of those killed were found inside damaged houses in Kompong Thom, Chea Seath said. Rattanakiri Province was also hit by the typhoon but it is not immediately known whether there were casualties there.
Kyodo
September 29, 2009