Far from a simple adage when speaking of monsoon season in Cambodia. We had a few scattered showers over May, but this past week the rain has increased 10 fold, culminating in the last 3 days which we’ve had multiple torrential downpours every day. And by “torrential” I mean enough to drench your entire body in 30 seconds and to flood the streets in 5 minutes. Attempting to get anything done is a feat of will on these days when you have no idea if the moment you step out of your house the skies will open up and swallow you whole.
Unfortunately, Phnom Penh suffers from poor urban planning and consequently the advent of rainy season here inevitably entails coming to terms with the deluge of street floods. I quite enjoy a downpour here and there, especially when you still get sunny mornings as we usually do. However, having…
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