Monks in Kratie province, Cambodia, navigated submerged streets by boat on 24 August 2026, as Mekong River flooding — triggered by the aftermath of Typhoon Saudel — inundated communities across the region.
Rescue teams evacuated flood-stranded villagers in Kratie province on 25 August 2026, as rising Mekong River waters displaced communities across four provinces — with 1,551 families forced to higher ground, according to the NCDM.
Soth Kim Kolmony, spokesperson for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), confirmed that 13,688 families across Kratie, Tboung Khmum, Stung Treng and Kampong Cham provinces have been affected by severe flooding since last Friday.
Flooding across four Cambodia provinces was triggered by the aftermath of Typhoon Saudel, according to the NCDM, with severe inundation reported continuously since the previous Friday across the Mekong River basin.
Aerial drone imagery captured on 24 August 2026 shows the extent of Mekong River flooding across Kratie province, Cambodia, with large swathes of land submerged as the disaster spread to four provinces.
A second drone photo from 24 August 2026 documents the widespread inundation in Kratie province, underscoring the scale of the Mekong River flood crisis that has displaced 1,551 families and affected 13,688 households across Cambodia.