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The Family Case for Flood Proof Housing Project Funded by the US based

Khmer Institute and the Khmer Connection

 Case History of Tep Soeurn Family

The household headed Tep Soeurn, 46, married wife 45 Tun Souerm consisting of in total seven family members situated in Derm Dong village, Krapum Chhouk Commune, Koh Andeth District of Takeo province.  One member is female among the seven family members.

In the shade of tamarind tree opposite the died down cottage of Soeurn, Mr Ses Vong Sambath, staff of Chamreon Chiet Khmer (CCK) conducted the interview with this family on 21 January 2002.  The followings are the detail information of the family:

Soeurn has been lonely in the bed with very sick condition from high fever and flue sneezing in his cottage for the period of two days.  No money, no medicine has been bought for the treatment of his sickness, even a tablet of medicine, but the husband still believes that he will be better at evening when he is having the food supplement.

His wife cited that as the result of the successive flood impact in 2000 and 2001, the whole family has been considerably experiencing difficulty about seeking shelter for their living.  She said: "My house was flooded with full of flood water level reached half way in the interior of the house."