The government of Phnom Penh begins to dismantle floating houses on the Mekong River after the deadline for residents here to relocate.

Si Vutha, Leaders of the Land Management Office Prek Pnov District, Suburbs of Phnom Penh Capital of Cambodia, supervised the process of demolishing floating houses from June 11.

Cambodian officials explained the relocation to adjust the Capital page before Phnom Penh hosted the Southeast Asia Sports Congress (SEA Games) in 2023, because the new stadium was built only a few miles from the coastal area.

People unloading houses on the lake in the district Prek Pnov, Cambodia, today.

However, residents live in floating houses that the government implements the plan too early, when more than a year to SEA Games.

Wooden floating houses on the lake sea are both accommodation, and their livelihoods of families, mostly Vietnamese people, throughout the past generations.

Kith Dong said that the city government did not give his family enough time to relocate.

The Phnom Penh authorities on June 2 announced the plan to relocate the buildings of floating houses and friends on the Mekong river in the Capital area.

In the press conference on June 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Le Thi Thu Hang said Vietnam asked the Cambodian authorities to note with a reasonable roadmap, ensuring the rights and security of the original people

Vietnam understands Cambodia's economic, social and environmental landscape protection policies, hoping the relocation is implemented with a reasonable and feasible roadmap, there is a resettlement area with a full

The Foreign Ministry spokesman also said Cambodia has recorded Vietnam's opinions and affirmed that the government will continue to pay attention to, creating conditions for Vietnamese students and businesses, learning and doing people