Coverage dated November 11, 2026

A way of life is disappearing on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap as El Niño pressures lake communities

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CHONG KNEAS, Cambodia (AP) — At the edge of Cambodia’s great Tonle Sap lake, a wall of red, blue and yellow metal drums rises bright against the muddy water. Meas Chou stockpiles these drums wherever he can and sells them to families who use them to keep their houses afloat on Southeast Asia’s large…

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    CHONG KNEAS, Cambodia (AP) — At the edge of Cambodia’s great Tonle Sap lake, a wall of red, blue and yellow metal drums rises bright against the muddy water. Meas Chou stockpiles these drums wherever he can and sells them to families who use them to keep their houses afloat on Southeast Asia’s large…

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