Siem Reap: The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has distributed food aid to more than 6,000 needy families in the area’s red zones.

Governor of Siem Reap City, Nuon Putheara, has urged working groups to speed up the distribution of rice to residents of villages and communes in the red zones. He issued the order on Tuesday during a visit to Mondul 3 Village, which is also a red zone.

The distribution of food aid is taking place over the next two days. Each family in the red zones receives 10kgs of rice.