Following worst drought in a decade, people with disabilities are among vulnerable Cambodians receiving WFP food aid

 WFP, Nov. 4, 2020

Sim Thuon, 62, has spent most of his life overcoming hardship and adversity. As a young man he lost his legs when accidently stepping on a landmine, a reminiscence of Cambodia’s civil war some five decades ago.

Over the years, he has worked hard to build a life as a farmer. Produce from his fields — rice, corns, and also sugarcane and fruits — is enough to make ends meet these days for him, his wife, and their two young daughters.

But this year, with just a few days to go until the rice could be harvested, all was lost when floods raged through his village in western Cambodia.

“The rain started in early October, and by the middle of the month, the waters had risen quickly,” says Sim. “We couldn’t go anywhere — I couldn’t go to work because the roads were under water, the market were close and remained closed for the rest of the month.”

 In full: https://insight.wfp.org/following-worst-drought-in-a-decade-people-with-disabilities-are-among-vulnerable-cambodians-db6092babb13