| Chhay Kimhon (second from right) speaks to reporters near the Municipal Hall yesterday after representatives of 117 families evicted from Borei Keila in January met officials to discuss their housing claims. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post |
Thursday, 05 July 2012
Uong Ratana
The Phnom Penh Post
Homeless
Borei Keila evictees who have been living in tents surrounded by
garbage since authorities bulldozed their homes in January pleaded
outside Phnom Penh Municipal Hall for housing yesterday.
Representative Chhay Kimhorn
said the families could no longer stand living in tents and stairwells
infested with worms, flies and rotting garbage.
“We need the Phnom Penh municipal authority
to quicken its step in tackling the problem for 117 families in Borei
Keila community, because we, and
especially our children, cannot stand such living conditions,”
she said.
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