Wells and other water sources have been destroyed or damaged, increasing the possibility of outbreaks of water borne diseases. Many farming families have lost virtually everything they owned. 1,967 The floods have caused extensive damage to transportation, irrigation, community water supply and communication infrastructures, schools and health centers. Many of the major highways, which are only way of communication between the Capital and near by provinces are greatly affected by floods. The recent small-scale business and industrial development in Kandal Province with the international support have greatly suffered by the devastating floods.
Many factories are under water for several weeks.
It will take several months to revive these industries. In many places, along the highway no. 1, soil dome can be observed near the brick factories that are collected in dry season to survive the business in flood season. They may also suffer if floods prolong till end of October. The irrigation networks have been washed away in many places and the elaborate systems of water retention and control used for crop production are greatly damaged. Effect of floods on crops and food production is not fully known at this time as much of the land is still covered by water or partially in accessible.