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Dialogues with the Dead – 14

Monday, November 21st, 2011

In Western culture All Saints Day is traditionally a time to remember the deceased. As it turns out I seem to have quite a few pictures relating to funerals and rituals related to the deceased. In the following posts I will take you to different parts of the world on a not necessarily morbid journey… […]

Boeung Kak Lake doesn’t give up…

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Floods Down

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

It is all going to the sea. Will try and keep an eye on the aftermath, on the impact of the floods on those living on the edge… From the story ‘Cambodia: 2011 Floods’…

Floods down there, up here

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Boeung Kak lake was quite heavily flooded again due to the rains last night. Drainage solutions put in place by Shukaku Inc. are definitely quite weird…

Cambodia Floods update 8

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

I added a set of pictures in the Cambodian Floods story on my website…

Cambodia Floods update 7

Friday, October 28th, 2011

The floodwaters are going down a little in Kandal and Phnom Penh. The aid is going up in Kandal (see below)…

Cambodia Floods update 6

Monday, October 24th, 2011

About 30 families whose house was covered by floodwaters have sought refuge on the higher ground of the battered and worn out national road going from Prek Kdam bridge to Kompong Cham. They built some rag tag shelters and make a living by cleaning mounds of earthworms used to feed the ducks. Worms too look […]

Cambodia Floods update 5

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

30 Km North of Phnom Penh, around the Prek Kdam bridge area, the floodwaters stretch endlessly. The Cambodian floods story was updated with a bunch of new pictures.