Here in Phnom Penh, we are coming to the tail-end of Monsoon season. When it rains here, it really pours. I love it. Torrents of rain tend to last between :30-minutes and two-hours. There are two types of rain: 'Hard' and 'Real Hard'. No drizzling rain here in this country.
Real Hard + Two-Hours = Flooding. There are dozens of five square-block areas in the city that flood most frequently. My driver, Sok Phea, knows them all and simply avoids these areas when it is really coming down. After an intense deluge, it usually takes only a couple hours for the drainage system to gulp-down the onslaught of water and the flooding is gone. In the mean time, folks go on about their business as if the roads were bone dry.
In this video, a Tuk-Tuk was used to get around. A Tuk-Tuk is a four seat, two-wheel carriage pulled by a 125cc motorcycle and used extensively here. The Tuk-Tuk is the taxi of this city.
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