Phnom Penh: With the rainy season coming to an end, it seems to have saved the worst for last. Days of heavy rain this month have caused flooding in Banteay Meanchey and Battambang, swollen rivers in Kampong Speu and Phnom Penh and Typhoon Kompasu has swamped roads in Koh Kong.

Typhoon Kompasu has heavily affected Koh Kong’s Khemarak Phoumin district. Mayor Chheng Sovannda is confident the water levels will start to recede, but he says it’s not just the weather that’s to blame. He says residents throwing garbage onto streets and into canals has only made a bad situation worse.

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology says the typhoon will continue to impact the country’s weather for the next week, bringing heavy rain to much of the kingdom. That’s not come as great news for Banteay Meanchey, where 1,500 families have already been evacuated from their homes over the past 15 days. Water levels have started dropping, although more heavy weather could reverse the situation. According to the National Committee for Disaster Management, Serey Sophorn City and Mongkul Borei district are the worst affected areas. Provincial Governor Oum Reatrey has announced that more than 48 rural roads have been swamped.

In the capital, officials are closely monitoring the Prek Tnaot River which is in danger of flooding, although as of Wednesday morning, water levels had started to drop. The river had been rising thanks to an increase in water from its tributaries in Kampong Speu. The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has announced that the worst of the rain will fall in the next 48 hours. It’s urging everyone in low-lying areas to be on alert.