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Eastern Thailand and Cambodia are now braced for major flooding as the water surge moves slowly south, the report said. Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, sits right on the bank of the river. Officials said they had warned people living near the Mekong to move their families and livestock to higher ground.<\/div>\n
\nThe high waters will ultimately flow down into Vietnam, where at least 130
\npeople were killed and 36 were missing this week after the worst floods in
\ndecades due to the remnants of a tropical storm.<\/p>\n

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