Convenient Fire
Some 150 houses were destroyed in a blaze which ripped through a settlement located between the railway tracks and Wat Neak Kavean, not far from Boeung Kak lake. With the rehabilitation of the railway system finally under way, I would be surprised the people from this settlement will be allowed to rebuild their house on the same location.
Over the last ten years hundreds of families have been uprooted by fires: the 2001 Bassac fire, the 2002 Bloc Tanpa fire, the 2008 Toeuk Thla fire.
And a few I have missed…
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 9/03/2010: Located along the railway tracks, the Wat Neak Kavean settlement was destroyed by a fire in the early night of March 8th. The settlement would likely have been removed and the 150-200 families relocated in the near future.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 9/03/2010: Located along the railway tracks, the Wat Neak Kavean settlement was destroyed by a fire in the early night of March 8th. The settlement would likely have been removed and the 150-200 families relocated in the near future. Scavengers recovering whatever scrap metal is availabale.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 9/03/2010: Located along the railway tracks, the Wat Neak Kavean settlement was destroyed by a fire in the early night of March 8th. The settlement would likely have been removed and the 150-200 families relocated in the near future. Scavengers recovering whatever scrap metal is availabale.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 9/03/2010: Located along the railway tracks, the Wat Neak Kavean settlement was destroyed by a fire in the early night of March 8th. The settlement would likely have been removed and the 150-200 families relocated in the near future. Scavengers recovering whatever scrap metal is availabale.