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In just 3 years

The Boeung Kak lake was filled in just a little more than three years. Also check the skyline… Only the Council of Ministers building witnessed it all along…

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 7/10/2011: Boeung Kak lake filled with sand by development company Shukaku inc.

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 7/10/2011: Boeung Kak lake filled with sand by development company Shukaku inc.

Three years ago…

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 9/09/2009: Most of the Boeung Kak lake is filled with sand pumped out of the Mekong and pushed through pipes, some 6km long, buried under the streets of the city.

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 9/09/2009: Most of the Boeung Kak lake is filled with sand pumped out of the Mekong and pushed through pipes, some 6km long, buried under the streets of the city.

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